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COVID-19 In Maryland: Positivity Rate, Hospitalizations Continue To Decline; Nearly 1K New Cases Reported

February 18, 2021 / 1:30 PM EST / CBS Baltimore

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland's COVID-19 positivity rate and the number of hospitalizations fell again Friday as the state added nearly 1,000 new cases, data from the state's health department shows.

Maryland added 986 new COVID-19 cases and 30 new deaths, bringing the state's totals to 373,966 and 7,479, respectively. The state's positivity rate fell slightly to 4.13%.

Forty-eight fewer people were in the hospital Thursday than the previous day; of the 1,048 hospitalizations, 769 were acute care patients and 279 were intensive care.

Since the pandemic began, 7,555,013 COVID-19 tests have been conducted; of those, 2,944,984 people have tested negative.

In terms of vaccinations, 936,557 vaccine doses have been administered; of those, 670,972 have been first doses and 265,585 have been second doses.

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Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	6,374	(195)	1*
Anne Arundel	34,860	(504)	14*
Baltimore City	39,633	(844)	21*
Baltimore County	49,762	(1,209)	34*
Calvert	3,598	(65)	1*
Caroline	2,005	(18)	0*
Carroll	7,381	(203)	5*
Cecil	4,966	(113)	2*
Charles	8,656	(151)	2*
Dorchester	2,264	(42)	1*
Frederick	16,582	(256)	9*
Garrett	1,832	(58)	1*
Harford	12,168	(227)	4*
Howard	15,425	(210)	6*
Kent	1,099	(39)	2*
Montgomery	62,085	(1,348)	45*
Prince George's	71,586	(1,275)	29*
Queen Anne's	2,515	(37)	1*
St. Mary's	4,956	(112)	0*
Somerset	2,356	(30)	0*
Talbot	1,818	(31)	0*
Washington	12,164	(245)	3*
Wicomico	6,664	(140)	0*
Worcester	3,217	(90)	1*
Data not available	0	(37)	0*

Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by age and gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	18,510	(3)	0*
10-19	35,529	(6)	1*
20-29	67,808	(34)	1*
30-39	64,379	(75)	6*
40-49	56,851	(202)	5*
50-59	56,481	(566)	24*
60-69	38,191	(1,184)	18*
70-79	21,758	(1,901)	36*
80+	14,459	(3,504)	91*
Data not available	0	(4)	0*
Female	195,884	(3,601)	89*
Male	178,082	(3,878)	93*
Unknown	0	()	0*

Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by race and ethnicity (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	106,711	(2,590)	65*
Asian (NH)	8,370	(262)	7*
White (NH)	128,821	(3,824)	95*
Hispanic	60,548	(688)	15*
Other (NH)	17,535	(74)	0*
Data not available	51,981	(41)	0*

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