COVID-19 In Maryland: More Than 2.3M Fully Vaccinated As Coronavirus Numbers Continue To Fall

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Coronavirus numbers continue to fall in Maryland Monday. State officials report 276 new coronavirus cases and 10 deaths as hospitalizations and the state positivity rate continues to decline. It's the lowest daily case count since July 2020.

Over 5.2 million doses of the vaccine have been administered in the state so far, with over 2.3 million Marylanders fully vaccinated.

Hospitalizations dropped by 24, now at 798 people hospitalized for the virus. Of those, 213 are in intensive care and 585 are in acute care.

Since the pandemic began, there are 453,401 total confirmed cases and 8,670 deaths. The state's positivity rate went down to 3.06%.

There are 2,362,515 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 5,256,617 doses so far. Of those, 2,894,102 are first doses with 15,112 administered in the last day. They have given out 2,157,668 are second doses, 28,912 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.

For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Department's website or call 211. You can find all of WJZ's coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.

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