COVID-19 In Maryland: Over 1K New Cases Reported, More Than 56K Vaccines Administered Saturday
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Maryland in the last 24 hours, according to the State Department of Health.
According to the State Department of Health, 1,101 new COVID-19 cases were reported Saturday.
Hospitalizations went up by eight patients, and eight more deaths were reported.
The positivity rate went up slightly to 3.72%.
Maryland's total number of cases over the span of the COVID-19 pandemic is now at 392,581.
A total of 672,463 people are fully vaccinated, according to the State Department of Health.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced a new one-day record of 56,320 COVID-19 vaccines administered.
"From mass vaccinations sites to equity clinics, we have already built the infrastructure to do 100,000 shots a day as soon as the federal government can get us that level of supply," Gov. Hogan said. "I want to thank all of the vaccinators on the front lines who are working around the clock to get shots into arms."
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Here is a breakdown of the COVID-19 numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,434 | (200) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 36,870 | (538) | 14* |
| Baltimore City | 41,588 | (888) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 52,606 | (1,279) | 34* |
| Calvert | 3,747 | (72) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,068 | (21) | 0* |
| Carroll | 7,802 | (212) | 5* |
| Cecil | 5,107 | (122) | 2* |
| Charles | 9,225 | (162) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,394 | (44) | 1* |
| Frederick | 17,407 | (278) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,859 | (60) | 1* |
| Harford | 12,966 | (244) | 4* |
| Howard | 16,459 | (214) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,153 | (42) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 64,647 | (1,394) | 45* |
| Prince George's | 75,180 | (1,323) | 29* |
| Queen Anne's | 2,621 | (39) | 1* |
| St. Mary's | 5,255 | (117) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,421 | (34) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,914 | (35) | 0* |
| Washington | 12,649 | (256) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 6,908 | (146) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,301 | (91) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (45) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 19,774 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 38,048 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 71,467 | (35) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 67,329 | (76) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 59,361 | (210) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 59,123 | (599) | 24* |
| 60-69 | 39,992 | (1,252) | 18* |
| 70-79 | 22,614 | (2,006) | 36* |
| 80+ | 14,873 | (3,667) | 91* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 205,239 | (3,785) | 89* |
| Male | 187,342 | (4,071) | 93* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 113,892 | (2,696) | 65* |
| Asian (NH) | 9,124 | (275) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 136,846 | (4,039) | 95* |
| Hispanic | 62,818 | (721) | 15* |
| Other (NH) | 18,583 | (81) | 0* |
| Data not available | 51,318 | (44) | 0* |
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