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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Maryland reported 482 caller COVID-19 cases and 5 caller deaths, according to authorities wellness section information released Tuesday morning.
The percent of radical investigating affirmative decreased by .11% to 2.95%.
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Hospitalizations decreased by 5 to 568. Of those hospitalized, 420 adults stay successful acute attraction and 143 adults are successful the ICU. Three children are successful acute attraction and 2 kids are successful intensive care.
Doctors accidental the caller cases are fueled by unsafe strains targeting the unvaccinated. During an August property conference, Gov. Larry Hogan said the Delta variant, a strain that is reportedly 2 to 4 times much contagious than the archetypal microorganism strain, accounts for astir each caller confirmed lawsuit successful Maryland.
“The vaccines are without a uncertainty our azygous astir effectual instrumentality to mitigate the menace of COVID-19 and the surging Delta variant, and Maryland’s vaccination complaint continues to outpace the nation,” Hogan said.
More than 4 cardinal Maryland adults are afloat vaccinated arsenic of Tuesday, October 26.
Since the pandemic began, determination were 562,200 full confirmed cases and 10,682 deaths.
There are 4,039,592 Marylanders afloat vaccinated. The authorities has administered 8,537,704 doses. Of those, 4,082,378 are archetypal doses with 3,902 administered successful the past 48 hours. They person fixed retired 3,726,563 2nd doses, 4,806 successful the past day.
“Thanks to the millions of radical who person rolled up their sleeves, Maryland continues to beryllium 1 of the astir vaccinated states successful America,” said Governor Hogan of the 8 cardinal milestone mark. “We person achieved these numbers with beardown nationalist wellness outreach, innovative lottery and assistance promotions, and a relentless absorption connected equity.”
The authorities began to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again successful April aft the CDC and FDA lifted their intermission connected the vaccine owed to a uncommon humor clot recovered successful immoderate women.
A full of 313,029 Marylanders person received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 300 successful the past day.
On September 24, aft the CDC granted last support for Pfizer’s booster, Gov. Hogan announced the contiguous authorization of the booster changeable for Marylanders who person received their 2nd Pfizer changeable astatine slightest six months ago. Hogan had already approved use for susceptible populations successful aboriginal September.
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The authorities has administered 415,734 further oregon booster vaccine doses, 16,263 successful the past day.
The authorities reported 86.5% of each adults successful Maryland person received astatine slightest 1 dose of the vaccine.
In August, the authorities launched a post-vaccination infections dashboard that is updated each Wednesday. There person been 29,187 full cases among afloat vaccinated Marylanders arsenic of Oct. 27.
Less than 0.8% of afloat vaccinated Marylanders person aboriginal tested positive.
Of those cases, 2,131 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized, representing 11.87% of each COVID cases hospitalized successful the state. 295 afloat vaccinated Marylanders person died, representing 12.75% of lab-confirmed COVID deaths successful the state.
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Here’s a breakdown of the numbers:
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 9,854 | (250) | 2* |
| Anne Arundel | 53,246 | (753) | 15* |
| Baltimore | 77,022 | (1,808) | 42* |
| Baltimore City | 61,804 | (1,322) | 28* |
| Calvert | 5,736 | (100) | 1* |
| Caroline | 3,244 | (51) | 0* |
| Carroll | 11,872 | (283) | 7* |
| Cecil | 8,914 | (177) | 2* |
| Charles | 14,550 | (257) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 4,172 | (81) | 1* |
| Frederick | 24,395 | (369) | 10* |
| Garrett | 3,296 | (79) | 1* |
| Harford | 20,875 | (348) | 8* |
| Howard | 22,722 | (271) | 7* |
| Kent | 1,737 | (53) | 3* |
| Montgomery | 82,633 | (1,665) | 51* |
| Prince George’s | 99,949 | (1,682) | 43* |
| Queen Anne’s | 3,918 | (71) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 10,017 | (163) | 1* |
| Somerset | 3,369 | (54) | 0* |
| Talbot | 2,882 | (54) | 0* |
| Washington | 19,792 | (396) | 5* |
| Wicomico | 11,168 | (224) | 0* |
| Worcester | 5,033 | (118) | 1* |
| Data not available | 0 | (53) | 0* |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 39,333 | (4) | 0* |
| 10-19 | 62,409 | (8) | 1* |
| 20-29 | 100,527 | (55) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 96,294 | (144) | 7* |
| 40-49 | 81,689 | (371) | 5* |
| 50-59 | 80,304 | (993) | 34* |
| 60-69 | 53,990 | (1,844) | 29* |
| 70-79 | 29,676 | (2,685) | 47* |
| 80+ | 17,978 | (4,576) | 107* |
| Data not available | 0 | (2) | 0* |
| Female | 294,358 | (5,128) | 112* |
| Male | 267,842 | (5,554) | 119* |
| Unknown Gender | 0 | (0) | 0* |
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By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 175,993 | (3,796) | 86* |
| Asian (NH) | 13,594 | (348) | 11* |
| White (NH) | 215,034 | (5,496) | 114* |
| Hispanic | 78,922 | (879) | 19* |
| Other (NH) | 25,931 | (116) | 1* |
| Data not available | 52,726 | (47) | 0* |
CBS Baltimore Staff
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