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COVID-19 In Maryland: Over 1 Million First Doses Administered

March 7, 2021 / 10:11 AM EST / CBS Baltimore

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- The Maryland Department of Health is reporting over 1 million first doses of the vaccine have now been administered in the state.

LATEST: Hospitalizations Under 800 First Time Since November

This comes as 709 new cases and 14 deaths were reported in Maryland on Sunday.

Since the pandemic began Maryland has reported a total of 387,319 positive COVID-19 cases and 7,773 deaths.

The positivity rate increased slightly from 3.35% Saturday to 3.36% Sunday.

The number of hospitalizations fell by 12 to 818. Of those, 603 people were in acute care and 215 were in intensive care.

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES:

The state has seen more than eight million COVID-19 tests conducted amid the pandemic; of the 8,097,590 tests, 3,034,546 people have tested negative.

In terms of vaccines, the health department reports 1,567,359 doses have been administered.

Of those, 1,009,499 were first doses and 557,860 were second doses, 24-hour increases of 21,797 and 12,298 respectively.

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

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	6,421	(199)	1*
Anne Arundel	36,331	(531)	14*
Baltimore City	40,892	(879)	21*
Baltimore County	51,730	(1,259)	34*
Calvert	3,701	(71)	1*
Caroline	2,058	(20)	0*
Carroll	7,661	(209)	5*
Cecil	5,059	(121)	2*
Charles	9,074	(158)	2*
Dorchester	2,375	(44)	1*
Frederick	17,196	(273)	9*
Garrett	1,847	(60)	1*
Harford	12,700	(236)	4*
Howard	16,088	(214)	6*
Kent	1,139	(41)	2*
Montgomery	63,987	(1,381)	45*
Prince George's	74,327	(1,312)	29*
Queen Anne's	2,601	(37)	1*
St. Mary's	5,201	(115)	0*
Somerset	2,401	(32)	0*
Talbot	1,907	(35)	0*
Washington	12,519	(255)	3*
Wicomico	6,821	(143)	0*
Worcester	3,283	(91)	1*
Data not available	0	(57)	0*

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

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	19,382	(3)	0*
10-19	37,337	(6)	1*
20-29	70,427	(35)	1*
30-39	66,484	(75)	6*
40-49	58,618	(208)	5*
50-59	58,363	(589)	24*
60-69	39,519	(1,232)	18*
70-79	22,418	(1,987)	36*
80+	14,771	(3,636)	91*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	202,589	(3,751)	89*
Male	184,730	(4,022)	93*
Unknown	0	()	0*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	112,033	(2,671)	65*
Asian (NH)	8,867	(270)	7*
White (NH)	134,697	(3,983)	95*
Hispanic	62,261	(712)	15*
Other (NH)	18,321	(80)	0*
Data not available	51,140	(57)	0*

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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