ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported 836 new COVID-19 cases and 18 more deaths Saturday, according to data from the State Department of Health.
As of Saturday, the state has now seen 381,272 cases and 7,674 deaths. Meanwhile, the number of hospitalizations and positivity rate continue their downward trends.
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The state’s calculation of the positivity rate fell to 3.43%, down from 3.66% on Friday.
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Just over 44,000 new COVID-19 tests were conducted, bringing the state’s total to 7,848,245. Of those, 2,993,098 people tested negative.
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Here’s a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,405 | (198) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 35,604 | (522) | 14* |
| Baltimore City | 40,303 | (864) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 50,779 | (1,248) | 34* |
| Calvert | 3,647 | (70) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,040 | (19) | 0* |
| Carroll | 7,531 | (208) | 5* |
| Cecil | 5,004 | (118) | 2* |
| Charles | 8,885 | (155) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,342 | (44) | 1* |
| Frederick | 16,910 | (269) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,841 | (60) | 1* |
| Harford | 12,457 | (233) | 4* |
| Howard | 15,757 | (214) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,121 | (40) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 63,166 | (1,365) | 45* |
| Prince George’s | 73,149 | (1,299) | 29* |
| Queen Anne’s | 2,571 | (37) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 5,099 | (114) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,384 | (31) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,873 | (34) | 0* |
| Washington | 12,383 | (250) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 6,759 | (141) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,262 | (91) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (50) | 0* |
Here’s a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths by age and gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 18,969 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 36,540 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 69,262 | (34) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 65,501 | (74) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 57,814 | (206) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 57,501 | (577) | 24* |
| 60-69 | 38,945 | (1,217) | 18* |
| 70-79 | 22,112 | (1,958) | 36* |
| 80+ | 14,628 | (3,597) | 91* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 199,491 | (3,703) | 89* |
| Male | 181,781 | (3,971) | 93* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
Here’s a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths by race and ethnicity (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
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| African-American (NH) | 109,265 | (2,643) | 65* |
| Asian (NH) | 8,603 | (265) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 131,755 | (3,933) | 95* |
| Hispanic | 61,379 | (704) | 15* |
| Other (NH) | 17,902 | (75) | 0* |
| Data not available | 52,368 | (54) | 0* |
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