COVID-19 In Maryland: 18 New Deaths Reported Saturday As Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Continue To Decline
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.
Fifty-one fewer Marylanders were hospitalized as of Saturday. Of the 892 hospitalizations, 670 are acute care cases and 222 are intensive care cases.
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.
A total of 1,269,818 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Maryland, the health department reports. Of those, 820,398 are first doses and 449,420 are second doses. Those numbers are a 24-hour increase of 20,935 and 22,436, respectively.
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):
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| 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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