COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations Jump To 1,027

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 1,027 residents are hospitalized with COVID-19, according to authorities wellness section information released Friday morning. The fig of Marylanders hospitalized with COVID-19 has not exceeded 1,000 radical since April 30, erstwhile determination were 1,011 patients.

On Thursday, Gov. Larry Hogan said authorities officials are “increasingly concerned” astir the emergence of hospitalizations and announced plans to present exigency authorities to assistance hospitals woody with staffing shortages.

Since its website was compromised by a cyberattack connected Sunday, the Maryland Department of Health has restored immoderate online functions but has not been capable to afloat study the state’s COVID-19 metrics, including caller cases, deaths, tests and positivity rate. While it experiences “a server outage,” the section has updated information connected hospitalizations and vaccinations arsenic of Dec. 9.

Hospitalizations accrued by 43 to 1,027. Of those hospitalized, 781 adults are successful acute attraction and 236 adults are successful intensive care. There are 8 children successful acute attraction and 2 successful intensive care.

A full of 4,173,574 Marylanders are afloat vaccinated against COVID-19. The authorities has administered 9,731,000 doses of the vaccine. Of those, 4,348,669 are archetypal doses, with 6,666 administered successful the past 24 hours. Health workers person administered 3,850,318 2nd doses, 7,457 successful the past day.

A full of 323,256 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 485 successful the past day.

In November, Gov. Hogan announced that 99.9% of Maryland seniors person received astatine slightest 1 dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. He besides said past period much than 50,000 children ages 5 to 11 person received a vaccination shot.

The politician has said helium does not expect dispersed of the caller Omicron variant starring to immoderate lockdowns successful Maryland, but he encouraged residents to socially distance, deterioration masks successful nationalist and get vaccinated.

“Obviously you’re overmuch amended disconnected being afloat immunized. If you haven’t gotten your booster, you’re astatine greater risk,” helium said.

In precocious September, aft the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Pfizer’s booster, Hogan authorized the booster changeable for Marylanders who received their 2nd Pfizer astatine slightest six months ago. On Nov. 19, each Marylanders property 18 and older became eligible for boosters from Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

To date, the authorities has administered 1,208,757 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 23,637 reported connected Friday

The authorities reported 89.9% of each adults successful Maryland and 83% of the colonisation property 5 and older person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.

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