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COVID In Maryland: 2,516 New Cases As Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Down

January 13, 2021 / 10:59 AM EST / CBS Baltimore

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ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) — Hospitalizations dropped in Maryland on Wednesday after several days of increasing numbers, the state reports.

LATEST: Hospitalizations Drop Down, Over 2.9K New Cases Reported

There are now 1,929 people hospitalized in the state, down 23 from Tuesday. Of those hospitalized, there are 454 in ICU beds and 1,475 in acute care.

Maryland added 2,516 cases, bringing the total to 314,867 since the pandemic began. Thirty-seven more Marylanders have died from the virus in the last 24 hours as more than 6,200 people have died from the coronavirus in the state.

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The statewide positivity rate is down again, though still above 8%. It now sits at 8.53%. The state conducted 34,334 coronavirus tests in the last day, with 8,820 testing negative.

Vaccination efforts continue with 15,827 new vaccines administered in the last day.

Here's a breakdown of COVID-19 cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	5,799	(163)	0*
Anne Arundel	28,675	(393)	14*
Baltimore City	34,678	(731)	21*
Baltimore County	42,810	(996)	31*
Calvert	2,821	(46)	1*
Caroline	1,560	(13)	0*
Carroll	6,061	(174)	5*
Cecil	4,158	(84)	2*
Charles	6,890	(131)	1*
Dorchester	1,658	(24)	0*
Frederick	13,676	(207)	8*
Garrett	1,647	(56)	1*
Harford	9,848	(177)	4*
Howard	12,954	(182)	6*
Kent	886	(29)	2*
Montgomery	52,368	(1,160)	43*
Prince George's	60,972	(1,124)	27*
Queen Anne's	2,029	(30)	1*
St. Mary's	3,874	(94)	0*
Somerset	2,034	(23)	0*
Talbot	1,426	(11)	0*
Washington	9,959	(175)	3*
Wicomico	5,442	(96)	0*
Worcester	2,642	(58)	1*
Data not available	0	(56)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	14,722	(1)	0*
10-19	29,164	(5)	1*
20-29	57,920	(29)	1*
30-39	54,983	(65)	6*
40-49	48,506	(182)	4*
50-59	47,402	(484)	22*
60-69	31,756	(973)	17*
70-79	18,157	(1,583)	31*
80+	12,257	(2,909)	89*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	165,140	(2,998)	83*
Male	149,727	(3,235)	88*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	89,445	(2,242)	61*
Asian (NH)	6,692	(209)	7*
White (NH)	105,437	(3,056)	89*
Hispanic	52,739	(598)	14*
Other (NH)	14,673	(63)	0*
Data not available	45,881	(65)	0*

Here is a breakdown of those vaccinated in the state:

By Region

Region	Count of Vaccinated	Proportion of Population Vaccinated
Baltimore Metropolitan Area	85,683	3.11%
Eastern Shore	15,641	3.42%
National Capital Region	40,737	1.7%
Southern Maryland	5,483	2.66%
Western Maryland	7,847	3.13%

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Vaccinations
0-9	0
10-19	861
20-29	21,918
30-39	33,795
40-49	32,224
50-59	34,920
60-69	25,956
70-79	8,777
80+	6,456
Age not available	0
Female	104,131
Male	60,485
Unknown Gender	291

By Race

Race	Vaccinations
African-American	25,444
Asian	12,854
White	101,663
American Indian or Alaska Native	642
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	352
Other Race	23,952

By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Vaccinations
Hispanic or Latino	7,306
Not Hispanic or Latino	138,935
Unknown	18,666

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