Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Down; Total Cases Top 69K
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Maryland declined again Saturday as the total number of positive cases in the state topped 69,000, data from the state health department shows.
In total, 69,341 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state since the pandemic began.
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Meanwhile, the number of people hospitalized in the state due to the virus dropped by a dozen from Friday to 410. Of those, 267 are acute care cases and 143 are intensive care cases.
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The state has also surpassed 700,000 total COVID-19 tests conducted; as of Saturday, 704,450 tests have been run. Of those, 504,001 came back negative.
As of Saturday, 3,111 Marylanders have died due to the virus. Another 125 are believed to have died because of it.
UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 69,341 confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 in Maryland. The state has conducted a total of 704,450 tests.
— Kata Hall Burke (@katadhall) July 4, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is now 4.87%.
Number of persons tested negative: 504,001
Number of confirmed deaths: 3,111 pic.twitter.com/2HLPnb76Bi
Here are the latest numbers of cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 208 | (17) | |
| Anne Arundel | 5,239 | (201) | 8* |
| Baltimore City | 7,857 | (334) | 10* |
| Baltimore County | 8,234 | (459) | 21* |
| Calvert | 419 | (26) | 1* |
| Caroline | 322 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,156 | (112) | 2* |
| Cecil | 490 | (28) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,430 | (85) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 192 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 2,546 | (113) | 7* |
| Garrett | 13 | ||
| Harford | 1,176 | (60) | 3* |
| Howard | 2,637 | (85) | 6* |
| Kent | 200 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 15,082 | (710) | 38* |
| Prince George's | 18,940 | (665) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 240 | (19) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 652 | (51) | |
| Somerset | 87 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 147 | (4) | |
| Washington | 695 | (29) | |
| Wicomico | 1,087 | (41) | |
| Worcester | 292 | (16) | 1* |
| Data not available | (23) |
Here are the latest numbers of cases and deaths by age and gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 2,113 | ||
| 10-19 | 3,637 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 10,349 | (17) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 12,969 | (42) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 12,240 | (98) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 10,864 | (242) | 13* |
| 60-69 | 7,745 | (504) | 12* |
| 70-79 | 4,893 | (758) | 18* |
| 80+ | 4,531 | (1,428) | 73* |
| Data not available | (21) | ||
| Female | 35,925 | (1,525) | 65* |
| Male | 33,416 | (1,586) | 60* |
Here are the latest numbers of cases and deaths by race and ethnicity (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 19,874 | (1,258) | 46* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,333 | (121) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 13,709 | (1,324) | 65* |
| Hispanic | 18,524 | (346) | 8* |
| Other (NH) | 3,392 | (35) | |
| Data not available | 12,509 | (27) |
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