COVID-19 In Maryland: State Passes 5,000 Deaths, Hospitalizations Set New High For Fifth Time In Week
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) -- Over 5,000 Marylanders have died from the coronavirus and hospitalizations break another pandemic-record Tuesday morning.
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The state added 2,401 coronavirus cases, bringing the total case count throughout the pandemic to 239,362. Sixty-one more Marylanders died from the virus in the last 24 hours, the highest daily death count since May.
LATEST: 2,405 New Cases, 64 Deaths, Highest Since May
Gov. Larry Hogan responded to the grim milestone on Tuesday.
Hospitalizations break records for the fifth time in a week, continuing to be the highest since the pandemic began with 1,799 Marylanders hospitalized- adding 57 in the last 24 hours.
Of those hospitalized, 411 are in ICU beds and 1,388 are in acute care.
The statewide positivity rate went up by .07% and is now at 7.53%. The state administered 33,186 coronavirus tests in the last 24 hours.
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Here's a breakdown of cases and deaths by county, race and age/gender (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 4,737 | (122) | |
| Anne Arundel | 20,548 | (305) | 13* |
| Baltimore City | 28,407 | (609) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 34,407 | (800) | 28* |
| Calvert | 1,916 | (41) | 1* |
| Caroline | 1,182 | (10) | |
| Carroll | 4,260 | (149) | 4* |
| Cecil | 2,923 | (57) | 2* |
| Charles | 5,234 | (113) | 1* |
| Dorchester | 1,177 | (17) | |
| Frederick | 8,966 | (155) | 8* |
| Garrett | 1,169 | (23) | |
| Harford | 7,357 | (118) | 4* |
| Howard | 9,783 | (160) | 6* |
| Kent | 583 | (23) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 40,062 | (990) | 44* |
| Prince George's | 48,232 | (972) | 27* |
| Queen Anne's | 1,368 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 2,765 | (76) | |
| Somerset | 1,488 | (13) | |
| Talbot | 972 | (7) | |
| Washington | 6,088 | (98) | |
| Wicomico | 3,990 | (69) | |
| Worcester | 1,748 | (39) | 1* |
| Data not available | (47) | 4* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 10,498 | (1) | |
| 10-19 | 21,536 | (4) | |
| 20-29 | 44,931 | (27) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 42,454 | (57) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 37,257 | (153) | 4* |
| 50-59 | 35,563 | (390) | 22* |
| 60-69 | 23,692 | (787) | 17* |
| 70-79 | 13,703 | (1,270) | 29* |
| 80+ | 9,728 | (2,348) | 88* |
| Data not available | (2) | ||
| Female | 125,976 | (2,456) | 81* |
| Male | 113,386 | (2,583) | 86* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 70,501 | (1,906) | 60* |
| Asian (NH) | 4,843 | (174) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 75,106 | (2,331) | 82* |
| Hispanic | 43,336 | (520) | 14* |
| Other (NH) | 10,949 | (55) | |
| Data not available | 34,627 | (53) | 5* |
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