Coronavirus In Maryland: More Than 600 New Cases Reported Thursday, Hospitalizations Up Again
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- More than 600 new coronavirus cases were reported Thursday in Maryland as hospitalization numbers go up again.
The state reported Thursday that there are 80,836 positive COVID-19 cases in the state, up 664 cases since Wednesday.
Hospitalizations are also up to 528 from 505 in a day. However ICU cases are down slightly to 133 from 137.
A total of 3,281 people have died from the virus over the span of the pandemic -- four more since Wednesday.
But as Gov. Larry Hogan continues to say, the state's positivity rate remains below 5%, but is up slight from Wednesday at 4.56%.
UPDATE: The @MDHealthDept is now reporting 80,836 confirmed cases of #COVIDー19 in Maryland. The state has conducted a total of 1,016,222 tests.
— Kata Hall Burke (@katadhall) July 23, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is now 4.56%.
Number of persons tested negative: 708,205
Number of confirmed deaths: 3,281 pic.twitter.com/dORyQFhCce
Of the 12,037 people ever hospitalized throughout the pandemic, 5,434 were released from isolation.
A total of 1,016,222 tests were administered and 708,205 were negative.
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Here is a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 244 | (18) | |
| Anne Arundel | 6,144 | (206) | 8* |
| Baltimore City | 9,842 | (378) | 14* |
| Baltimore County | 10,345 | (500) | 20* |
| Calvert | 509 | (26) | 1* |
| Caroline | 371 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,316 | (113) | 2* |
| Cecil | 576 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,679 | (88) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 294 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 2,820 | (113) | 7* |
| Garrett | 38 | ||
| Harford | 1,514 | (63) | 3* |
| Howard | 3,242 | (94) | 6* |
| Kent | 223 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 16,654 | (743) | 38* |
| Prince George's | 21,038 | (702) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 341 | (22) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 790 | (52) | |
| Somerset | 111 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 274 | (4) | |
| Washington | 826 | (29) | |
| Wicomico | 1,206 | (42) | |
| Worcester | 439 | (17) | 1* |
| Data not available | (9) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 2,592 | ||
| 10-19 | 4,669 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 13,325 | (18) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 15,191 | (44) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 13,881 | (105) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 12,287 | (259) | 13* |
| 60-69 | 8,615 | (534) | 11* |
| 70-79 | 5,387 | (815) | 20* |
| 80+ | 4,889 | (1,498) | 75* |
| Data not available | (7) | ||
| Female | 42,241 | (1,615) | 67* |
| Male | 38,595 | (1,666) | 61* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 23,905 | (1,340) | 48* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,551 | (125) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 17,213 | (1,388) | 66* |
| Hispanic | 20,670 | (383) | 8* |
| Other (NH) | 3,805 | (36) | |
| Data not available | 13,692 | (9) |
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