COVID-19 In Maryland: State Positivity Rate Falls Below 2%

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported 160 new COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths Tuesday as hospitalizations and the state's positivity rate remain at their lowest since the start of the pandemic.

More than 2.77 million Marylanders are fully vaccinated. State officials also reported that the state positivity rate fell below 2% to 1.98%.

Hospitalizations went down by six, now at 442 people hospitalized for the virus. Of those hospitalized, 330 are in acute care and 118 are in the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, there are 458,680 total confirmed cases and 8,838 deaths.

There are 2,789,960 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 5,936,293 doses so far. Of those, 3,146,333 are first doses with 8,868 administered in the last day. They have given out 2,561,871 second doses, 10,739 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 228,089 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 790 in the last day.

The state reports 68.2% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one shot of the vaccine.

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Here's a breakdown of the numbers:

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	6,978	(207)	1*
Anne Arundel	43,644	(602)	14*
Baltimore	65,435	(1,494)	36*
Baltimore City	52,743	(1,096)	23*
Calvert	4,208	(77)	1*
Caroline	2,334	(25)	0*
Carroll	9,460	(234)	5*
Cecil	6,266	(138)	2*
Charles	10,802	(194)	2*
Dorchester	2,820	(50)	1*
Frederick	19,720	(316)	9*
Garrett	2,029	(62)	1*
Harford	16,510	(276)	5*
Howard	19,169	(230)	6*
Kent	1,347	(44)	2*
Montgomery	70,712	(1,497)	46*
Prince George's	84,813	(1,464)	32*
Queen Anne's	2,984	(46)	1*
St. Mary's	6,007	(125)	0*
Somerset	2,601	(38)	0*
Talbot	2,154	(37)	0*
Washington	14,531	(278)	3*
Wicomico	7,634	(153)	0*
Worcester	3,619	(98)	1*
Data not available	0	(50)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	25,758	(3)	0*
10-19	47,243	(6)	1*
20-29	84,077	(40)	1*
30-39	78,545	(98)	6*
40-49	68,357	(260)	5*
50-59	68,267	(745)	28*
60-69	45,453	(1,482)	18*
70-79	24,973	(2,243)	40*
80+	15,847	(3,952)	92*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	239,846	(4,276)	92*
Male	218,674	(4,555)	99*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	142,109	(3,157)	70*
Asian (NH)	11,076	(303)	8*
White (NH)	161,939	(4,444)	98*
Hispanic	69,365	(791)	15*
Other (NH)	21,381	(88)	0*
Data not available	52,650	(48)	0*

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