COVID In Maryland: Nearly 1K New Cases Reported, Hospitalizations Down
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Nearly 1,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in Maryland Friday, while hospitalizations decreased.
According to state's health department, 990 new COVID cases were reported Friday. Hospitalizations went down by 23 patients, but 16 more deaths were reported.
The covid positivity rate went up slightly to 3.61%.
Maryland's total number of cases over the span of the pandemic is now at 391,480, with 39,438 tests administered in the last 24 hours.
Maryland continues to move through Phase 1C. In a change to their vaccination dashboard, there is now a "Fully Vaccinated" section. A total of 656,886 are fully vaccinated.
More than 1.124 million have received their first dose.
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Here's a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,433 | (200) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 36,770 | (538) | 14* |
| Baltimore City | 41,415 | (887) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 52,450 | (1,279) | 34* |
| Calvert | 3,741 | (72) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,066 | (21) | 0* |
| Carroll | 7,769 | (210) | 5* |
| Cecil | 5,096 | (122) | 2* |
| Charles | 9,199 | (159) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,384 | (44) | 1* |
| Frederick | 17,360 | (278) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,858 | (60) | 1* |
| Harford | 12,918 | (242) | 4* |
| Howard | 16,370 | (214) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,147 | (41) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 64,514 | (1,393) | 45* |
| Prince George's | 74,991 | (1,322) | 29* |
| Queen Anne's | 2,617 | (38) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 5,249 | (117) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,418 | (34) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,914 | (35) | 0* |
| Washington | 12,613 | (256) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 6,889 | (145) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,299 | (91) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (50) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 19,670 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 37,922 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 71,256 | (35) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 67,143 | (76) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 59,200 | (210) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 58,962 | (598) | 24* |
| 60-69 | 39,899 | (1,249) | 18* |
| 70-79 | 22,572 | (2,004) | 36* |
| 80+ | 14,856 | (3,665) | 91* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 204,667 | (3,781) | 89* |
| Male | 186,813 | (4,067) | 93* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 113,400 | (2,693) | 65* |
| Asian (NH) | 9,057 | (273) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 136,277 | (4,031) | 95* |
| Hispanic | 62,657 | (721) | 15* |
| Other (NH) | 18,515 | (81) | 0* |
| Data not available | 51,574 | (49) | 0* |
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