COVID-19 In Maryland: Positivity Rate Drops To Nearly 1%
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported 78 new COVID-19 cases and three more deaths Tuesday as the state's positivity rate and hospitalizations continue to decline.
More than three million Marylanders are fully vaccinated. State officials also reported that the state positivity rate went down to 1.01%.
Hospitalizations went down by seven, now at 275 people hospitalized for the virus. Of those hospitalized, 200 are in acute care and 75 are in the ICU.
Since the pandemic began, there are 460,737 total confirmed cases and 9,438 deaths.
There are 3,035,714 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 6,320,635 doses. Of those, 3,284,921 are first doses with 6,001 administered in the past 24 hours. They have given out 2,793,685 second doses, 13,367 in the last day.
The state began to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again in April, after the CDC and FDA lifted their pause on the vaccine due to a rare blood clot found in some women.
A total of 242,029 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 678 in the last day.
The state reported 71.1% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine. The state reached Gov. Larry Hogan's goal of 70% by Memorial Day.
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Here's a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 7,021 | (210) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 43,848 | (636) | 15* |
| Baltimore | 65,753 | (1,622) | 41* |
| Baltimore City | 52,955 | (1,210) | 24* |
| Calvert | 4,225 | (84) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,346 | (29) | 0* |
| Carroll | 9,497 | (246) | 6* |
| Cecil | 6,311 | (149) | 2* |
| Charles | 10,898 | (209) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,839 | (64) | 1* |
| Frederick | 19,794 | (330) | 10* |
| Garrett | 2,038 | (64) | 1* |
| Harford | 16,599 | (291) | 5* |
| Howard | 19,253 | (245) | 7* |
| Kent | 1,350 | (49) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 70,995 | (1,562) | 51* |
| Prince George's | 85,218 | (1,541) | 39* |
| Queen Anne's | 3,002 | (50) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 6,036 | (131) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,613 | (40) | 0* |
| Talbot | 2,168 | (44) | 0* |
| Washington | 14,617 | (324) | 4* |
| Wicomico | 7,696 | (172) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,665 | (105) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (31) | 1* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 26,012 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 47,527 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 84,453 | (42) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 78,934 | (104) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 68,630 | (283) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 68,561 | (799) | 32* |
| 60-69 | 45,645 | (1,600) | 25* |
| 70-79 | 25,069 | (2,396) | 43* |
| 80+ | 15,906 | (4,203) | 102* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 241,011 | (4,569) | 103* |
| Male | 219,726 | (4,869) | 112* |
| Unknown Gender | 0 | (0) | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 143,220 | (3,401) | 78* |
| Asian (NH) | 11,130 | (320) | 11* |
| White (NH) | 162,926 | (4,757) | 105* |
| Hispanic | 69,776 | (830) | 19* |
| Other (NH) | 21,473 | (100) | 1* |
| Data not available | 52,212 | (30) | 1* |
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