COVID-19 In Maryland: Over 300 New Cases Reported, Positivity Rate Over 2%
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — The positivity rate reached over 2% as over 300 new COVID-19 cases are reported Sunday, according to the Maryland Health Department.
Doctors said the new cases are fueled by the Delta variant targeting those who are unvaccinated.
Since the pandemic began, there were 465,949 total confirmed cases and 9,588 deaths.
The current positivity rate is 2.05%, a 0.12% increase in the past 24 hours.
There are 173 people currently hospitalized with COVID-19, up by 14 in the past 24 hours.
As of Sunday, there are 3,534077 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 7,119,644 doses. Of those, 3,585,567 are first doses with 5,544 administered in the past 24 hours. They have given out 3,263,934 second doses, 3,710 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.
As of Sunday a total of 270,143 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 253 in the last day.
The state reported 76.8% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine Wednesday.
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Here are the latest numbers in Maryland:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 7,087 | (211) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 44,343 | (654) | 15* |
| Baltimore | 66,370 | (1,650) | 41* |
| Baltimore City | 53,455 | (1,239) | 25* |
| Calvert | 4,282 | (85) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,365 | (30) | 0* |
| Carroll | 9,592 | (249) | 6* |
| Cecil | 6,448 | (155) | 2* |
| Charles | 11,088 | (215) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,868 | (64) | 1* |
| Frederick | 19,978 | (334) | 10* |
| Garrett | 2,068 | (65) | 1* |
| Harford | 16,792 | (297) | 6* |
| Howard | 19,494 | (252) | 7* |
| Kent | 1,365 | (49) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 71,788 | (1,580) | 51* |
| Prince George's | 86,286 | (1,562) | 40* |
| Queen Anne's | 3,029 | (51) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 6,146 | (132) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,633 | (42) | 0* |
| Talbot | 2,202 | (45) | 0* |
| Washington | 14,737 | (330) | 4* |
| Wicomico | 7,803 | (174) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,730 | (105) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (18) | 2* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 26,516 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 48,192 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 85,522 | (44) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 79,858 | (108) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 69,344 | (291) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 69,178 | (815) | 32* |
| 60-69 | 46,066 | (1,637) | 26* |
| 70-79 | 25,267 | (2,429) | 44* |
| 80+ | 16,006 | (4,253) | 104* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 243,710 | (4,642) | 106* |
| Male | 222,239 | (4,946) | 113* |
| Unknown Gender | 0 | (0) | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 145,629 | (3,480) | 80* |
| Asian (NH) | 11,549 | (329) | 11* |
| White (NH) | 165,291 | (4,823) | 106* |
| Hispanic | 70,814 | (838) | 19* |
| Other (NH) | 21,800 | (103) | 1* |
| Data not available | 50,866 | (15) | 2* |
