ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland added 1,457 new coronavirus instances and 16 extra deaths because the state’s positivity price continued its rise Friday morning.
Hospitalizations went up by 32 to 1,045; with 251 in ICU beds and 794 in acute care.
The state has now recorded 414,385 confirmed instances and eight,134 deaths associated to the virus. The state’s positivity price is up by 0.09%, now at 5.6%.
Harford County has the excellence of getting the very best positivity price within the state at 9.87%.
“It’s somewhat alarming,” Harford County resident Dale Swiney stated. “I simply assume all people must put on their masks, proceed to do what they’re purported to do.”
The county, which as soon as had one of many lowest case charges in Maryland, is now attempting to reverse course with a robocall.
“Bear in mind, you may cease the unfold by avoiding crowds and following these easy steps,” the decision says.
Montgomery County Govt Marc Elrich stated he questioned if the state opened up too quickly.
“There are three counties within the crimson zone, we had no counties within the crimson zone when the governor made his announcement on the eighth,” Elrich stated. “So the state of affairs within the state has gotten worse, the state of affairs within the county has gotten worse.”
“So we meet virtually daily with our staff of consultants and epidemiologists and we’re following the science,” Gov. Larry Hogan stated “We don’t assume it had something to do with reopenings. As I discussed, the worst instances proper now are in New York and New England. New York has among the strictest
lockdowns and far more issues are closed there than we now have right here.”
This time of yr, households often collect for Passover and Easter, well being professionals are begging you to assume twice.
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“Each vaccination is a victory within the struggle towards COVID, however each celebration each go to to an unvaccinated good friend or member of the family, each time you allow the home with out sporting a masks you’re doubtlessly pushing us one step again,” Baltimore Metropolis Well being Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa stated.
Maryland carried out 37,145 coronavirus exams within the final day, with over 8.8 million exams carried out all through the pandemic to this point.
In the meantime, as numbers proceed to tick up, 1,043,360 Marylanders have been totally vaccinated for the virus as of Friday.
Maryland has administered 2,836,766 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to this point, with 1,793,406 first doses and 960,985 second doses administered in complete. Of these, 38,437 first doses and 33,134 second doses got out within the final day.
They’ve administered 82,375 single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines to this point, with 5,019 since Thursday.
CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES:
By County
| County | Circumstances | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 6,546 | (203) | 1* |
| Anne Arundel | 39,217 | (555) | 14* |
| Baltimore Metropolis | 45,097 | (926) | 22* |
| Baltimore County | 56,503 | (1,338) | 35* |
| Calvert | 3,925 | (73) | 1* |
| Caroline | 2,132 | (22) | 0* |
| Carroll | 8,341 | (213) | 5* |
| Cecil | 5,397 | (125) | 2* |
| Charles | 9,803 | (172) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 2,481 | (47) | 1* |
| Frederick | 18,286 | (292) | 9* |
| Garrett | 1,906 | (61) | 1* |
| Harford | 14,259 | (253) | 4* |
| Howard | 17,405 | (221) | 6* |
| Kent | 1,229 | (42) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 66,951 | (1,430) | 46* |
| Prince George’s | 78,442 | (1,363) | 29* |
| Queen Anne’s | 2,724 | (40) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 5,453 | (123) | 0* |
| Somerset | 2,481 | (37) | 0* |
| Talbot | 1,969 | (36) | 0* |
| Washington | 13,326 | (260) | 3* |
| Wicomico | 7,108 | (150) | 0* |
| Worcester | 3,404 | (94) | 1* |
| Information not out there | 0 | (58) | 0* |
By Age Vary and Gender
| Age/Gender | Circumstances | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 21,474 | (3) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 40,812 | (6) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 75,804 | (35) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 70,971 | (79) | 6* |
| 40-49 | 62,381 | (226) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 62,317 | (640) | 25* |
| 60-69 | 41,971 | (1,318) | 17* |
| 70-79 | 23,450 | (2,077) | 38* |
| 80+ | 15,205 | (3,748) | 92* |
| Information not out there | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Feminine | 216,438 | (3,914) | 91* |
| Male | 197,947 | (4,220) | 94* |
| Unknown | 0 | () | 0* |
By Race and Ethnicity
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| Race/Ethnicity | Circumstances | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 122,623 | (2,813) | 66* |
| Asian (NH) | 9,793 | (285) | 7* |
| White (NH) | 145,325 | (4,161) | 97* |
| Hispanic | 64,830 | (737) | 15* |
| Different (NH) | 19,513 | (83) | 0* |
| Information not out there | 52,301 | (55) | 0* |
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