Coronavirus Latest: Maryland Reports 700+ New Cases 2nd Consecutive Day As Hospitalizations Up Too
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reports over 700 new cases in 24 hours for the second consecutive day as hospitalizations slightly rise Wednesday morning.
There are now 75,016 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, and 3,209 people have died from the virus.
The state added 756 new cases in 24 hours, with seven new deaths reported.
Currently, there are 447 people hospitalized for the virus with 318 in acute care and 129 in ICUs.
Maryland has administered 855,941 tests, with 605,072 testing negative. The state's positivity rate is now 4.49 percent of those tested.
Throughout the course of the pandemic, 11,625 people have ever been hospitalized, with 5,238 released from isolation.
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Here's a breakdown of the cases:
By County
County | Cases | Deaths | |
Allegany | 222 | (18) | |
Anne Arundel | 5,683 | (203) | 8* |
Baltimore City | 8,835 | (356) | 14* |
Baltimore County | 9,153 | (480) | 22* |
Calvert | 459 | (26) | 1* |
Caroline | 347 | (3) | |
Carroll | 1,228 | (113) | 3* |
Cecil | 536 | (28) | 1* |
Charles | 1,552 | (88) | 2* |
Dorchester | 219 | (5) | |
Frederick | 2,635 | (113) | 7* |
Garrett | 28 | ||
Harford | 1,325 | (64) | 3* |
Howard | 2,922 | (91) | 6* |
Kent | 208 | (22) | 1* |
Montgomery | 15,986 | (725) | 38* |
Prince George's | 20,099 | (694) | 23* |
Queen Anne's | 299 | (22) | 1* |
St. Mary's | 730 | (51) | |
Somerset | 105 | (3) | |
Talbot | 207 | (4) | |
Washington | 739 | (29) | |
Wicomico | 1,160 | (42) | |
Worcester | 339 | (17) | 1* |
Data not available | (12) | 1* |
By Age Range and Gender
Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
0-9 | 2,355 | ||
10-19 | 4,146 | (1) | |
20-29 | 11,783 | (18) | 1* |
30-39 | 14,028 | (42) | 5* |
40-49 | 13,067 | (101) | 3* |
50-59 | 11,571 | (252) | 13* |
60-69 | 8,200 | (524) | 12* |
70-79 | 5,156 | (792) | 20* |
80+ | 4,710 | (1,469) | 77* |
Data not available | (10) | 1* | |
Female | 39,080 | (1,577) | 69* |
Male | 35,936 | (1,632) | 63* |
By Race and Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
African-American (NH) | 21,784 | (1,305) | 49* |
Asian (NH) | 1,458 | (124) | 6* |
White (NH) | 15,394 | (1,363) | 68* |
Hispanic | 19,822 | (368) | 8* |
Other (NH) | 3,583 | (36) | |
Data not available | 12,975 | (13) | 1* |
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