COVID-19 In Maryland: More Than 1.5K New Cases & 6 Deaths Reported Saturday – CBS Baltimore

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) Maryland reported 1,567 new COVID-19 cases and 6 new deaths, according to state health department data released Saturday morning.

The percentage of people testing positive increased slightly by .11% to 4.39%.

Doctors say the new cases are fueled by dangerous strains targeting the unvaccinated. During an August press conference, Gov. Larry Hogan said the Delta variant, a strain that is reportedly two to four times more contagious than the original virus strain, accounts for nearly every new confirmed case in Maryland.

The vaccines are without a doubt our single most effective tool to mitigate the threat of COVID-19 and the surging Delta variant, and Marylands vaccination rate continues to outpace the nation, Hogan said.

More than 3.8 million Maryland adults are fully vaccinated.

Hospitalizations decreased by 23 to 749. Of those hospitalized, 563 remain in acute care and 186 are in the ICU.

Since the pandemic began, there were 526,690 total confirmed cases and 10,140 deaths.

There are 3,872,477 Marylanders fully vaccinated. The state has administered 7,857,205 doses. Of those, 3,930,125 are first doses with 5,557 administered in the past 24 hours. They have given out 3,572,465 second doses, 6,134 in the last day.

The state began to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine again in April after the CDC and FDA lifted their pause on the vaccine due to a rare blood clot found in some women.

A total of 300,012 Marylanders have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, 399 in the last day.

On September 24, after the CDC granted final approval for Pfizers booster, Gov. Hogan announced the immediate authorization of the booster shot for Marylanders who have received their second Pfizer shot at least six months ago. Hogan had already approved use for vulnerable populations in early September.

The state has administered 54,603 additional vaccine doses, 2,899 in the last day.

The state reported 83.3% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

In August, the state launched a post-vaccination infections dashboard that is updated every Wednesday. There have been 18,243 total cases among fully vaccinated Marylanders as of last Wednesday, Sept. 22.

Of those cases, 1,331 vaccinated Marylanders were hospitalized, representing 8.73% of all Covid cases hospitalized in the state. One hundred fifty-six fully vaccinated Marylanders have died, representing 8.36% of lab-confirmed Covid deaths in the state.

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