COVID-19 In Maryland: 23 Deaths Reported As Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Continue To Climb
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland added 1,275 new coronavirus cases and 23 more deaths Saturday as hospitalizations and the state's positivity rate increased, according to data from the State Department of Health.
Hospitalizations went up by 19 to 1,064; with 259 people in ICU beds and 805 in acute care.
The state has now recorded 415,660 cases and 8,157 deaths related to the virus. The state's positivity rate is up by 0.22%, now at 5.82%.
Maryland conducted 26,760 coronavirus tests in the last day, with over 8.8 million tests conducted throughout the pandemic so far.
Meanwhile, as numbers continue to tick up, 1,084,607 Marylanders were fully vaccinated for the virus as of Saturday.
Maryland has administered 2,915,522 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine so far, with 1,830,915 first doses and 997,007 second doses administered in total. Of those, 37,509 first doses and 36,022 second doses were given out in the last day.
The state has administered 87,600 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines so far, with 5,225 since Friday.
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By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,557 | (203) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 39,345 | (555) | 14* |
| Baltimore City | 45,318 | (928) | 22* |
| Baltimore County | 56,735 | (1,341) | 35* |
| Calvert | 3,932 | (73) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,138 | (22) | 0* |
| Carroll | 8,371 | (214) | 5* |
| Cecil | 5,423 | (125) | 2* |
| Charles | 9,826 | (174) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,489 | (48) | 1* |
| Frederick | 18,347 | (292) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,910 | (61) | 1* |
| Harford | 14,330 | (254) | 4* |
| Howard | 17,470 | (223) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,232 | (42) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 67,061 | (1,434) | 46* |
| Prince George's | 78,633 | (1,364) | 29* |
| Queen Anne's | 2,730 | (40) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 5,462 | (123) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,481 | (37) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,971 | (36) | 0* |
| Washington | 13,363 | (260) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 7,127 | (151) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,409 | (94) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (63) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 21,575 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 40,975 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 76,059 | (35) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 71,200 | (81) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 62,541 | (226) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 62,508 | (643) | 25* |
| 60-69 | 42,076 | (1,323) | 17* |
| 70-79 | 23,506 | (2,082) | 38* |
| 80+ | 15,220 | (3,756) | 92* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 217,112 | (3,920) | 91* |
| Male | 198,548 | (4,237) | 94* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 123,108 | (2,817) | 66* |
| Asian (NH) | 9,839 | (287) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 145,845 | (4,171) | 97* |
| Hispanic | 64,941 | (739) | 15* |
| Other (NH) | 19,569 | (83) | 0* |
| Data not available | 52,358 | (60) | 0* |
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