Coronavirus In Maryland: More Than 550 New Cases Reported, Hospitalizations Flat
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — More than 550 new coronavirus cases were reported Wednesday morning as the state passes 92,000 total cases in Maryland.
The state health department reported a total of 92,426 COVID-19 cases over the span of the pandemic, which is 572 more since Tuesday.
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Hospitalizations remained steady at 555, just eight more since Wednesday but ICU cases went down by three to 134.
UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 92,426 confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 in Maryland. The state has conducted a total of 1,332,181 tests.
— Kata Hall Burke (@katadhall) August 5, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is now 4.05%.
Number of persons tested negative: 889,969
Number of confirmed deaths: 3,402 pic.twitter.com/V76sfFNuSE
The state positivity rate is now at 4.05 percent.
Six more people have died from the virus, bringing the total to 3,402.
There have been a total of 1,332,181 tests administered in the state with more than 889,969 testing negative.
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A breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 276 | (18) | |
| Anne Arundel | 7,114 | (211) | 9* |
| Baltimore City | 11,953 | (406) | 15* |
| Baltimore County | 12,666 | (533) | 22* |
| Calvert | 660 | (27) | 1* |
| Caroline | 441 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,511 | (115) | 2* |
| Cecil | 672 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,947 | (89) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 353 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 3,020 | (114) | 7* |
| Garrett | 45 | ||
| Harford | 1,878 | (66) | 3* |
| Howard | 3,717 | (100) | 6* |
| Kent | 235 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 17,976 | (755) | 39* |
| Prince George's | 23,156 | (723) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 402 | (24) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 945 | (52) | |
| Somerset | 129 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 369 | (4) | |
| Washington | 989 | (31) | |
| Wicomico | 1,316 | (44) | |
| Worcester | 656 | (19) | 1* |
| Data not available | (9) | 1* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 3,128 | ||
| 10-19 | 5,852 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 16,114 | (20) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 17,395 | (45) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 15,526 | (108) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 13,821 | (271) | 15* |
| 60-69 | 9,521 | (559) | 12* |
| 70-79 | 5,908 | (840) | 22* |
| 80+ | 5,161 | (1,551) | 75* |
| Data not available | (7) | 1* | |
| Female | 48,619 | (1,670) | 70* |
| Male | 43,807 | (1,732) | 64* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 28,480 | (1,397) | 50* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,674 | (127) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 20,106 | (1,439) | 67* |
| Hispanic | 23,217 | (394) | 10* |
| Other (NH) | 4,070 | (36) | |
| Data not available | 14,879 | (9) | 1* |
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