Coronavirus In Maryland: 297 New Cases Reported, State Positivity Rate Stays At 5.03%
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Hospitalizations remain in a steady decline as the state reports just under 300 new cases Monday morning.
Maryland state health officials report 64,603 coronavirus cases- up 297 since Sunday. The state positivity rate is at 5.03 percent and 2,945 people have died from the virus- eight more people since Sunday.
There are currently 602 people hospitalized, with 370 in acute care and 232 in ICUs. A total of 10,572 people have ever been hospitalized for the virus and of those, 4,776 have been released from isolation.
The state has conducted 572,731 tests total, with 410,122 of them testing negative.
UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 64,603 confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 in Maryland. The state has conducted a total of 572,731 tests.
— Michael Ricci (@riccimike) June 22, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is at 5.03%.
Number of persons tested negative: 410,122
Number of confirmed deaths: 2,945 pic.twitter.com/vDAqV6fv09
State officials said they continue to increase the number of testing sites in the state, and gave an update on how the largest jurisdictions including Baltimore are doing with testing
Heading into the week, here's how our largest jurisdictions are doing with testing:
— Michael Ricci (@riccimike) June 22, 2020
Baltimore City: 9% of population
Prince George's: 8.4%
Baltimore County: 8.2%
Montgomery: 7.7%
Howard: 7.3%
Anne Arundel: 6.3% pic.twitter.com/qVqB4q90fI
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Here is a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 189 | (17) | |
| Anne Arundel | 4,916 | (191) | 9* |
| Baltimore City | 7,095 | (307) | 9* |
| Baltimore County | 7,585 | (432) | 23* |
| Calvert | 397 | (22) | 1* |
| Caroline | 294 | (2) | |
| Carroll | 1,031 | (107) | 2* |
| Cecil | 461 | (28) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,328 | (84) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 183 | (4) | |
| Frederick | 2,407 | (109) | 7* |
| Garrett | 10 | ||
| Harford | 1,060 | (58) | 3* |
| Howard | 2,436 | (75) | 5* |
| Kent | 194 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 14,141 | (683) | 40* |
| Prince George's | 17,935 | (637) | 24* |
| Queen Anne's | 211 | (15) | |
| St. Mary's | 599 | (46) | |
| Somerset | 83 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 117 | (4) | |
| Washington | 611 | (25) | |
| Wicomico | 1,046 | (37) | |
| Worcester | 274 | (16) | 1* |
| Data not available | (21) | 1* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 1,893 | ||
| 10-19 | 3,216 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 9,350 | (15) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 12,029 | (39) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 11,535 | (93) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 10,224 | (224) | 13* |
| 60-69 | 7,307 | (473) | 13* |
| 70-79 | 4,667 | (720) | 18* |
| 80+ | 4,382 | (1,361) | 75* |
| Data not available | (19) | 1* | |
| Female | 33,580 | (1,437) | 70* |
| Male | 31,023 | (1,508) | 59* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 18,657 | (1,199) | 46* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,271 | (110) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 12,693 | (1,262) | 68* |
| Hispanic | 17,580 | (318) | 8* |
| Other (NH) | 3,251 | (33) | |
| Data not available | 11,151 | (23) | 1* |
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