Coronavirus In Maryland: Positivity Rate Falls Again, Hospitalizations Up As State Nears 121K Cases
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland's coronavirus positivity rate, already at its lowest level since the pandemic began, fell again Tuesday, the state's health department reported.
As of Tuesday, 120,912 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, up 344 from Monday. Nine new deaths were reported, bringing the state's total to 3,748.
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The number of hospitalizations increased to 309, 232 of which were acute care cases and 77 of which were intensive care cases.
In total, the state has had 2,422,067 COVID-19 tests conducted, of which 1,423,102 came back negative. The positivity rate fell to 2.65% from 2.75%.
Johns Hopkins University, unlike the state, does not count multiple tests for the same person. It puts the positivity rate at 5.4%.
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Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 450 | (22) | |
| Anne Arundel | 9,713 | (233) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 15,292 | (464) | 18* |
| Baltimore County | 17,523 | (596) | 23* |
| Calvert | 914 | (27) | 1* |
| Caroline | 638 | (5) | |
| Carroll | 1,917 | (121) | 3* |
| Cecil | 1,017 | (32) | 1* |
| Charles | 2,716 | (97) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 578 | (10) | |
| Frederick | 3,938 | (123) | 7* |
| Garrett | 72 | (1) | |
| Harford | 2,945 | (72) | 4* |
| Howard | 4,968 | (116) | 6* |
| Kent | 297 | (22) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 21,933 | (801) | 40* |
| Prince George's | 28,715 | (795) | 23* |
| Queen Anne's | 640 | (25) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 1,257 | (57) | |
| Somerset | 246 | (4) | |
| Talbot | 543 | (5) | |
| Washington | 1,676 | (37) | |
| Wicomico | 1,914 | (48) | |
| Worcester | 1,010 | (25) | 1* |
| Data not available | (10) | 3* |
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 | 4,462 | ||
| 10-19 | 10,015 | (2) | |
| 20-29 | 22,735 | (23) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 21,933 | (47) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 19,407 | (120) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 17,645 | (308) | 16* |
| 60-69 | 11,839 | (615) | 14* |
| 70-79 | 7,091 | (937) | 27* |
| 80+ | 5,785 | (1,694) | 80* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 63,901 | (1,834) | 76* |
| Male | 57,011 | (1,914) | 71* |
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) | 38,481 | (1,537) | 55* |
| Asian (NH) | 2,293 | (138) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 29,945 | (1,588) | 71* |
| Hispanic | 26,382 | (435) | 12* |
| Other (NH) | 5,559 | (40) | |
| Data not available | 18,252 | (10) | 3* |
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