Coronavirus In Maryland: 585 New Cases, Hospitalizations Flat
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Maryland adds 585 new cases overnight as the total coronavirus state count nears 97,000 on Tuesday.
The state is now reporting 96, 843 total cases.
Hospitalizations remained flat, going up by four to 529 as of Tuesday. There are 408 people in acute care and 121 in ICUS.
Thirteen more Marylanders have died, the state reports, bringing the total of deaths to 3,467.
The statewide positivity rate continues to slightly drop, now at 3.54 percent from 3.62 percent on Monday.
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UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 96,843 confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 in Maryland. The state has conducted a total of 1,485,615 tests.
— Kata Hall Burke (@katadhall) August 11, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is now 3.54%.
Number of persons tested negative: 970,616
Number of confirmed deaths: 3,467 pic.twitter.com/39G19GXwpt
More than 1.48 million tests have been administered in the state, with 960,616 testing negative.
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A breakdown of the cases:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 300 | (18) | |
| Anne Arundel | 7,450 | (217) | 10* |
| Baltimore City | 12,893 | (415) | 16* |
| Baltimore County | 13,374 | (544) | 22* |
| Calvert | 713 | (27) | 1* |
| Caroline | 453 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,567 | (115) | 2* |
| Cecil | 708 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 2,067 | (89) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 378 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 3,093 | (114) | 7* |
| Garrett | 51 | ||
| Harford | 2,012 | (66) | 3* |
| Howard | 3,913 | (106) | 6* |
| Kent | 242 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 18,558 | (764) | 39* |
| Prince George's | 24,009 | (738) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 433 | (24) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,003 | (52) | |
| Somerset | 141 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 403 | (4) | |
| Washington | 1,029 | (31) | |
| Wicomico | 1,356 | (45) | |
| Worcester | 697 | (19) | 1* |
| Data not available | (17) | 2* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 3,359 | ||
| 10-19 | 6,367 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 17,034 | (21) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 18,193 | (45) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 16,197 | (112) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 14,427 | (273) | 15* |
| 60-69 | 9,891 | (566) | 12* |
| 70-79 | 6,098 | (851) | 22* |
| 80+ | 5,277 | (1,583) | 77* |
| Data not available | (15) | 2* | |
| Female | 51,048 | (1,705) | 70* |
| Male | 45,795 | (1,762) | 67* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 30,377 | (1,423) | 51* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,752 | (129) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 21,215 | (1,461) | 68* |
| Hispanic | 23,983 | (401) | 10* |
| Other (NH) | 4,249 | (36) | |
| Data not available | 15,267 | (17) | 2* |
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