COVID-19 In Maryland: ICU Hospitalizations Fall Below 40
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland reported 49 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths Monday as over 73% of all adults in Maryland have now received one dose of the vaccine.
More than 3.26 million Maryland adults are fully vaccinated. State officials also reported that the state positivity rate went down to 0.65%.
Hospitalizations went down by seven cases to 146 people hospitalized for the virus. Of those hospitalized, 112 remain in acute care and 38 remain in the ICU. The amount of patients in the ICU is the lowest level on record, according to Governor Larry Hogan.
Since the pandemic began, there were 461,828 total confirmed cases and 9,498 deaths.
There are 3,264,913 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 6,654,784 doses. Of those, 3,389,871 are first doses with 7,130 administered in the past 24 hours. They have given out 3,011,613 second doses, 13,412 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 253,300 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 1,214 in the last day.
The state reported 73.1% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
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Here's a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 7,044 | (211) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 43,930 | (645) | 15* |
| Baltimore | 65,884 | (1,631) | 41* |
| Baltimore City | 53,091 | (1,219) | 25* |
| Calvert | 4,237 | (84) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,350 | (30) | 0* |
| Carroll | 9,522 | (247) | 6* |
| Cecil | 6,325 | (150) | 2* |
| Charles | 10,953 | (213) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,847 | (64) | 1* |
| Frederick | 19,823 | (332) | 10* |
| Garrett | 2,044 | (64) | 1* |
| Harford | 16,631 | (292) | 6* |
| Howard | 19,302 | (247) | 7* |
| Kent | 1,353 | (49) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 71,110 | (1,570) | 51* |
| Prince George's | 85,420 | (1,551) | 40* |
| Queen Anne's | 3,005 | (50) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 6,050 | (132) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,620 | (40) | 0* |
| Talbot | 2,181 | (44) | 0* |
| Washington | 14,650 | (325) | 4* |
| Wicomico | 7,719 | (173) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,688 | (105) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (22) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 26,116 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 47,652 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 84,639 | (43) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 79,107 | (104) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 68,774 | (287) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 68,699 | (803) | 32* |
| 60-69 | 45,748 | (1,611) | 25* |
| 70-79 | 25,106 | (2,412) | 43* |
| 80+ | 15,938 | (4,219) | 104* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 241,572 | (4,593) | 105* |
| Male | 220,207 | (4,897) | 112* |
| Unknown Gender | 0 | (0) | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 143,809 | (3,431) | 80* |
| Asian (NH) | 11,360 | (324) | 11* |
| White (NH) | 163,352 | (4,782) | 106* |
| Hispanic | 70,087 | (833) | 19* |
| Other (NH) | 21,599 | (101) | 1* |
| Data not available | 51,572 | (19) | 0* |
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Correction: In an earlier version of this story the coronavirus vaccination numbers were incorrect. The story has since been updated and we apologize for our error.