Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Under 1,100, Over 55K Cases Reported
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The number of coronavirus cases in Maryland has surpassed 55,000, and the number of hospitalizations continues to go down, state numbers released Thursday morning reveal.
The state health department reports 55,858 cases and 2,546 people have died from the virus, up 876 and 45 from Wednesday respectively.
The number of hospitalizations, meanwhile, decreased from 1,109 on Wednesday to 1,096 on Thursday. Of those, 640 people are in acute care and 456 are in ICUS.
Over the course of the pandemic, 9,217 people have ever been hospitalized for the coronavirus and 3,985 people have been released from isolation.
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Meanwhile, the state's testing positivity rate continues to decline, now at 8.91 percent- a drop of more than two-thirds since its April 17 peak, according to Gov. Larry Hogan.
UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 55,858 confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 in Maryland. The state has conducted a total of 392,240 tests.
— Kata Hall Burke (@katadhall) June 4, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is now 8.91%.
Number of persons tested negative: 281,160
Number of confirmed deaths: 2,546 pic.twitter.com/Wqzahf4tiR
The state has conducted 392,240 tests total throughout the pandemic and of those, 281,160 have tested negative. Gov. Larry Hogan said hospitalizations are the lowest they've been since April 14.
Maryland has now completed 392,240 #COVID19 tests, including 11,524 in the last 24 hours. The statewide positivity rate has dropped to 8.91%—a drop of more than two-thirds since its April 17 peak. Total current hospitalizations have declined to 1,096, the lowest since April 14. pic.twitter.com/5oSgwNcCIZ
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) June 4, 2020
Here's a breakdown of cases by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
By County
Percent positive testing, all jurisdictions
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 182 | (16) | |
| Anne Arundel | 4,080 | (170) | 9* |
| Baltimore City | 5,906 | (261) | 8* |
| Baltimore County | 6,476 | (355) | 16* |
| Calvert | 352 | (19) | 1* |
| Caroline | 268 | (1) | |
| Carroll | 947 | (95) | 3* |
| Cecil | 388 | (24) | |
| Charles | 1,174 | (77) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 152 | (3) | |
| Frederick | 2,041 | (102) | 7* |
| Garrett | 10 | ||
| Harford | 920 | (48) | 3* |
| Howard | 2,033 | (60) | 5* |
| Kent | 180 | (19) | |
| Montgomery | 12,226 | (596) | 40* |
| Prince George's | 15,940 | (556) | 24* |
| Queen Anne's | 161 | (12) | |
| St. Mary's | 542 | (28) | |
| Somerset | 76 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 106 | (3) | |
| Washington | 516 | (16) | |
| Wicomico | 959 | (32) | |
| Worcester | 223 | (13) | 1* |
| Data not available | (37) | 3* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 1,422 | ||
| 10-19 | 2,538 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 7,768 | (12) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 10,375 | (33) | 4* |
| 40-49 | 10,033 | (75) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 9,006 | (182) | 10* |
| 60-69 | 6,536 | (406) | 11* |
| 70-79 | 4,190 | (631) | 19* |
| 80+ | 3,990 | (1,171) | 71* |
| Data not available | (35) | 3* | |
| Female | 29,096 | (1,253) | 65* |
| Male | 26,762 | (1,293) | 57* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 16,035 | (1,061) | 43* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,057 | (99) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 10,898 | (1,071) | 62* |
| Hispanic | 14,338 | (243) | 7* |
| Other (NH) | 2,783 | (32) | |
| Data not available | 10,747 | (40) | 4* |
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