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Spy COVID-19 Daily Update March 18

March 18, 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

• Gov. Larry Hogan will make major announcements concerning the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan at 2 p.m. today. Watch live via Facebook, Twitter, or Youtube: https://bit.ly/GovHoganYouTube

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases increased by 42 to 1,211.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 8.5%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 396,746, an increase of 1,113 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 26 hours, 14 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 7,929.

• The state’s 7-day positivity rate is 4.07% (+0.11 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 21.45% of Marylanders and 27.82% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 11.39% and 19.38% 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 rose above 4% for the first time in 25 days. The rate has remained below 5% for 35 straight days.

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 7 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 798 people hospitalized — 575 in acute care and 223 in intensive care.

• With 7,093 total patients in staffed beds, hospitals yesterday were above 85% capacity, which was at 6,971 beds.

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. Dickey says

    March 18, 2021 at 4:21 PM

    42????!!! Why and where?

    Bland

  2. Larry Stahl says

    March 18, 2021 at 5:09 PM

    Today’s new case number absolutely dwarfs any other single day total for Kent County, but it also matches exactly the county’s total number of deaths to date. Is there any chance this is a computer glitch? And if not, where is the headline story addressing this sudden huge spike in numbers after things had calmed down recently?

    • Maria Wood says

      March 18, 2021 at 11:37 PM

      This is a huge jump and does deserve a headline and an explanation, but cases have not really calmed down in Kent County lately. In the previous 7 days (not including today), the county added 30 new cases, which is nothing to sneeze at in a place with such a small population.

    • Steve says

      March 19, 2021 at 9:04 AM

      I was wondering the same thing, Larry.

  3. J.M. Kramer says

    March 18, 2021 at 6:14 PM

    Woah, Reported Kent County new cases jumped to 42 in todays report. That compares to 2.9 running daily 7 day average yesterday.

    What gives? Is this a reporting fluke or have we entered a new surge?

    It would behoove C’town Spy to do more in extraordinary cases like this to make a few calls and report on the story behind the facts. KCPH department has not shown an inclination to do this on their own.

  4. Michele Sipala says

    March 18, 2021 at 7:13 PM

    I would say look at Washington College for the increase.

    • Larry Stahl says

      March 19, 2021 at 1:23 PM

      Actually, I don’t think so. The College has not had that many cases total, and none in the last two weeks. This still feels like either a computer glitch with the total deaths number or perhaps some clumsy administrative resolution of earlier undercounting (and hoping no one would notice). Again, if it’s not something like one of those conjectures, somebody should be on the rooftop ringing a loud bell and hollering.

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