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COVID-19 In Maryland: State Reaches 75% Vaccination Rate

July 3, 2021 / 10:18 PM EDT / CBS Baltimore

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland reported 96 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths Saturday as hospitalizations rose slightly, according to state health department data.

Governor Larry Hogan announced Saturday afternoon that 75% of adults in the state have at least one dose of a COVID vaccine.

"President Biden set a national goal of vaccinating 70% of adults by the Fourth of July. Maryland set an ambitious goal of reaching that milestone by Memorial Day, and we did exactly that," said Governor Hogan. "Now, with the help of our $2 million vaccine lottery, we have vaccinated 75% of adults by the Fourth of July—outpacing the nation and many other states. We are committed to leaving no arm behind."

On Thursday, the state of emergency was lifted in Maryland and all covid-related restrictions have been lifted.

More than 3.4 million Maryland adults are fully vaccinated. State officials also reported that the state positivity went up slightly to 0.59%

Hospitalizations increased by three to 100. Of those hospitalized, 68 remain in acute care and 32 remain in the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, there were 462,535 total confirmed cases and 9,532 deaths.

"As we enter the holiday weekend, all of our health metrics are at or near record lows, and we are approaching 75% of adults vaccinated," said Governor Larry Hogan. "There are still two days left to get vaccinated to be eligible for our $2 million Vax Cash Promotion—including the $400,000 grand prize drawing on July 4th."

There are 3,413,065 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 6,894,069 doses. Of those, 3,481,004 are first doses with 5,193 administered in the past 24 hours. They have given out 3,151,026 second doses, 6,120 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 262,039 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 417 in the last day.

Saturday morning, the state reported 74.9% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine, it broke 75% later in the day.

CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES:

Here's a breakdown of the numbers:

By County

County	Cases	Deaths
Allegany	7,057	(211)	1*
Anne Arundel	43,993	(650)	15*
Baltimore	65,977	(1,642)	41*
Baltimore City	53,150	(1,227)	25*
Calvert	4,239	(85)	1*
Caroline	2,352	(30)	0*
Carroll	9,528	(248)	6*
Cecil	6,356	(150)	2*
Charles	10,973	(214)	2*
Dorchester	2,852	(64)	1*
Frederick	19,842	(333)	10*
Garrett	2,046	(64)	1*
Harford	16,665	(295)	6*
Howard	19,349	(248)	7*
Kent	1,361	(49)	2*
Montgomery	71,225	(1,574)	51*
Prince George's	85,577	(1,557)	40*
Queen Anne's	3,012	(50)	1*
St. Mary's	6,067	(132)	0*
Somerset	2,626	(40)	0*
Talbot	2,185	(44)	0*
Washington	14,668	(328)	4*
Wicomico	7,735	(174)	0*
Worcester	3,700	(105)	1*
Data not available	0	(18)	0*

By Age Range and Gender

Age/Gender	Cases	Deaths
0-9	26,199	(3)	0*
10-19	47,757	(6)	1*
20-29	84,771	(43)	1*
30-39	79,239	(106)	6*
40-49	68,871	(289)	5*
50-59	68,793	(808)	32*
60-69	45,813	(1,621)	25*
70-79	25,138	(2,419)	43*
80+	15,954	(4,235)	104*
Data not available	0	(2)	0*
Female	241,959	(4,616)	105*
Male	220,576	(4,916)	112*
Unknown Gender	0	(0)	0*

By Race and Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Cases	Deaths
African-American (NH)	144,205	(3,449)	80*
Asian (NH)	11,408	(325)	11*
White (NH)	163,767	(4,804)	106*
Hispanic	70,282	(837)	19*
Other (NH)	21,640	(102)	1*
Data not available	51,233	(15)	0*

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