COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations & Positivity Rate Continue To Fall

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Hospitalizations and the state's positivity rate continued to decline as 369 new covid-19 cases were reported Sunday, according to data from the state health department.

More than 2.5 million Marylanders are fully vaccinated.

State officials report four deaths Sunday as the state positivity rate fell to 2.52%.

Hospitalizations went down by 41, now at 612 people hospitalized for the virus. Of those hospitalized, 476 are in acute care and 177 are in the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, there are 456,004 total confirmed cases and 8,737 deaths.

There are 2,555,775 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 5,547,253 doses so far. Of those, 2,991,478 are first doses with 21,627 administered in the last day. They have given out 2,342,132 are second doses, 21,627 in the last day.

The state began to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again in April, after the CDC and FDA lifted their pause on the vaccine due to a rare blood clot found in some women.

A total of 213,643 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 1,562 in the last day.

The state reports 66.2% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one shot of the vaccine.

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES:

Here's a breakdown of the numbers:

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	6,929	(207)	1*
Anne Arundel	43,400	(595)	14*
Baltimore	64,931	(1,472)	36*
Baltimore City	52,256	(1,059)	23*
Calvert	4,191	(77)	1*
Caroline	2,306	(25)	0*
Carroll	9,361	(233)	5*
Cecil	6,218	(134)	2*
Charles	10,720	(192)	2*
Dorchester	2,787	(50)	1*
Frederick	19,639	(315)	9*
Garrett	2,014	(62)	1*
Harford	16,391	(271)	5*
Howard	19,088	(227)	6*
Kent	1,336	(44)	2*
Montgomery	70,466	(1,488)	46*
Prince George's	84,353	(1,455)	33*
Queen Anne's	2,966	(45)	1*
St. Mary's	5,964	(124)	0*
Somerset	2,576	(38)	0*
Talbot	2,131	(37)	0*
Washington	14,430	(277)	3*
Wicomico	7,573	(153)	0*
Worcester	3,609	(98)	1*
Data not available	0	(55)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	25,445	(3)	0*
10-19	46,802	(6)	1*
20-29	83,600	(41)	1*
30-39	78,046	(95)	6*
40-49	67,982	(252)	5*
50-59	67,924	(734)	28*
60-69	45,214	(1,459)	19*
70-79	24,842	(2,217)	40*
80+	15,780	(3,924)	92*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	238,250	(4,214)	93*
Male	217,385	(4,519)	99*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	140,592	(3,102)	71*
Asian (NH)	11,019	(299)	8*
White (NH)	160,896	(4,405)	98*
Hispanic	69,007	(788)	15*
Other (NH)	21,268	(86)	0*
Data not available	52,853	(53)	0*

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