More than 900 new cases and 20 deaths were reported on Saturday as hospitalizations fell below 500 – CBS Baltimore

Baltimore (WJZ) — Maryland reported 983 new COVID-19 cases and 20 new deaths, according to state health agency data released Saturday morning.

The percentage of people who tested positive decreased by 0.03% to 3.23%.

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Hospitalization decreased by 11 to 498. Of the hospitalized, 364 adults are receiving acute care and 131 adults are in the intensive care unit. One child is receiving acute care and two are in the intensive care unit.

Doctors say the new case is being fueled by a dangerous strain that targets unvaccinated individuals. At a press conference in August, Governor Larry Hogan reported that the Delta mutant was two to four times more contagious than the original strain, causing almost all new cases identified in Maryland. Said that.

“Vaccines are arguably the only and most effective tool to mitigate the threat of COVID-19 and the proliferation of delta variants, and Maryland’s vaccination rates continue to outpace the country,” Hogan said. Says.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 570,806 cases have been confirmed and 10,818 have died.

There are 4,029,618 fully vaccinated Marylanders. The state administered 8,842,514 doses. Of these, 4,145,240 were the first doses and 9,809 were given in the last 24 hours. They gave 3,714,589 second doses and 2,819 doses on the final day.

“Maryland remains one of the most vaccinated states in the United States, thanks to millions of people rolling up their sleeves,” said Governor Hogan of the 8 million milestone mark. “We have achieved these numbers with a strong public health commitment, innovative lottery and scholarship promotions, and a relentless focus on fairness.”

Governor Hogan also announced on Saturday that 99% of Maryland’s older people are currently vaccinated and more than 50,000 children aged 5 to 11 years have been vaccinated.

“From our oldest to the youngest qualifications, we continue to lead one of the country’s most successful vaccination campaigns,” said Governor Hogan. “We reached this point by listening to the opinions of experts and following science. This is the last remaining 1% of older people and the remaining 12.7% of adults. To continue. The state is vaccinated and is currently working to increase vaccination of school-age children. “

The state resumed receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in April after the CDC and FDA lifted the vaccine suspension due to the discovery of a rare blood clot in some women.

A total of 315,029 Marylanders were vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson vaccines. There were 318 people on the last day.

On September 24, after the CDC gave Pfizer booster final approval, Governor Hogan announced immediate approval of Marylander’s booster shot, which received a second Pfizer shot at least six months ago.Hogan Already approved for use For vulnerable people in early September.

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The state received 667,656 boosters or boosters on the final day and 54,296 doses.

The state reported that 87.3% of all Maryland adults received at least one vaccination.

In August, the state launched a post-vaccination infection dashboard that is updated every Wednesday. As of November 7, there were a total of 32,500 cases among fully vaccinated Marylanders.

Less than 0.89% of fully vaccinated Marylanders were later tested positive.

Of these cases, 2,348 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized. This represents 12.61% of all COVID cases admitted in the state. Three fully vaccinated Marylanders have died. This represents 13.56% of COVID deaths confirmed in laboratories in the state.

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The breakdown of the numbers is as follows.

By county

Age group and gender

By race and ethnicity

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