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Spy COVID-19 Daily Update Feb. 20

February 20, 2021 by John Griep

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The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County COVID-19 deaths increased by one to 40; cases increased by one to 1,104.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.95%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 375,737, an increase of 763 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 20 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 7,515.

• The state’s 7-day positivity rate is 4.17% (+0.05 percentage points from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 11.87% of Marylanders and 21.79% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 5.41% and 5.93% respectively.

• State Vaccine Information Page: https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine

• Vaccination Site Search: https://maryland.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/nearby/index.html?appid=0dbfb100676346ed9758be319ab3f40c

Positivity Rate

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate has remained below 5% for nine straight days.

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland increased by 33 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,049 people hospitalized — 771 in acute care and 278 in intensive care.

The Spy Newspapers may periodically employ the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the clarity and accuracy of our content.

Filed Under: COVID-19 Tagged With: coronavirus, Covid-19, hospitalizations, positivity rate, vaccination, vaccine

About John Griep

John Griep has spent more than 25 years as a reporter and editor covering Talbot County and the Mid-Shore, including county and town governments, courts, police, planning and zoning, business and real estate. Contact him at [email protected].

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Letters to Editor

  1. Barbara Jorgenson says

    February 20, 2021 at 4:47 PM

    Are the cases at Washington College included in your counts? Within the last week, there was a report about a small outbreak at the College but I have not seen numbers in your report that suggest you have included those WC cases. If not, why not?

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