COVID In Maryland: Hospitalizations, ICU Beds & Positivity Rate All Down
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Numbers continue to trend downward this week as hospitalizations and the state's positivity rate fall in Maryland as of Wednesday morning.
The state reported 759 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, with higher testing numbers than Tuesday. The state conducted 23,159 coronavirus tests in the last day, as opposed to the less than 10,000 tests the day before.
The total of coronavirus cases is now at 372,980. Nineteen more Marylanders have died from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 7,449.
Hospitalizations dropped slightly by 14, now at 1,096. There are 272 people in ICU beds and 824 in acute care. The statewide positivity rate continues to drop, now at 4.17%.
Maryland continues to move through Phase 1C of its vaccination plan. To date, 908,979 coronavirus vaccine doses have been administered- with 655,277 first doses received and 253,702 second doses received. In the last day, 5,745 first doses and 9,374 second doses have been administered.
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Here's a breakdown of the latest COVID numbers in the state:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,369 | (195) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 34,721 | (498) | 14* |
| Baltimore City | 39,560 | (836) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 49,653 | (1,200) | 34* |
| Calvert | 3,591 | (64) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,001 | (18) | 0* |
| Carroll | 7,364 | (203) | 5* |
| Cecil | 4,964 | (113) | 2* |
| Charles | 8,626 | (150) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,253 | (40) | 1* |
| Frederick | 16,511 | (255) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,831 | (58) | 1* |
| Harford | 12,129 | (225) | 4* |
| Howard | 15,384 | (211) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,097 | (38) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 61,942 | (1,337) | 45* |
| Prince George's | 71,402 | (1,266) | 28* |
| Queen Anne's | 2,504 | (37) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 4,936 | (111) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,351 | (30) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,811 | (31) | 0* |
| Washington | 12,136 | (242) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 6,641 | (139) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,203 | (89) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (63) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 18,437 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 35,423 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 67,640 | (34) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 64,243 | (74) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 56,728 | (201) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 56,314 | (561) | 24* |
| 60-69 | 38,085 | (1,178) | 18* |
| 70-79 | 21,693 | (1,896) | 35* |
| 80+ | 14,417 | (3,493) | 91* |
| Data not available | 0 | (3) | 0* |
| Female | 195,400 | (3,589) | 89* |
| Male | 177,580 | (3,860) | 92* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 106,360 | (2,567) | 64* |
| Asian (NH) | 8,340 | (257) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 128,441 | (3,799) | 95* |
| Hispanic | 60,448 | (685) | 15* |
| Other (NH) | 17,497 | (74) | 0* |
| Data not available | 51,894 | (67) | 0* |
You can see the breakdown of coronavirus vaccine recipients here.
For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Department's website or call 211. You can find all of WJZ's coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.
