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June 23, 2021

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Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 22

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Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,353.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.24%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,828, an increase of 49 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 8 people died as a result of COVID-19, leaving the state’s total at 9,498.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.65% (-0.01 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 73.1%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 556.07% of Marylanders and 50.12% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 49.81% and 45.37% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

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

• There currently are 146 people hospitalized — 108 in acute care and 38 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 21

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This post has been edited since its original publication with updated information from the Talbot County Health Department.

Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases increased by 2 to 1,353.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 2.67%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,779, an increase of 40 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 0 people died as a result of COVID-19, leaving the state’s total at 9,490.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.66% (-0.06 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 73.1%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 55.95% of Marylanders and 50.01% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 49.59% and 45.18% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland increased by 3 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 153 people hospitalized — 121 in acute care and 41 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 18

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Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,351.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.43%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,549, an increase of 79 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 5 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,486.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.75% (-0.01 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 72.8%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 55.84% of Marylanders and 50.02% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 49.38% and 45.18% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland increased by 5 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 162 people hospitalized — 121 in acute care and 41 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 17

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Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,351.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.43%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,549, an increase of 79 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 3 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,481.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.76% (-0.02 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 72.7%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 55.69% of Marylanders and 49.95% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 49.12% and 44.59% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 10 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 157 people hospitalized — 112 in acute care and 45 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 16

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Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,351.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.43%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,470, an increase of 78 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 6 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,478.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.78% (-0.04 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 72.3%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 55.54% of Marylanders and 49.9% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 48.78% and 44.53% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 27 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 167 people hospitalized — 122 in acute care and 45 in intensive care.

Hogan Announces End of COVID-19 State of Emergency in Maryland

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Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced the forthcoming end of the Maryland public health emergency on Tuesday — one year, 3 months and 10 days since the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed have reached the state.

“With all of this amazing progress and thanks, in large part, to the hard work, sacrifices and the vigilance of the people in Maryland, we have finally reached the light at the end of that long tunnel,” Hogan said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon.

On March 5, 2020, Hogan announced three positive cases of COVID-19, initiating the beginning of the state of emergency.

After 461,392 positive cases, 9,742 deaths and 18 executive renewals, the state of emergency will officially end July 1, doing away with suspended state regulations and mask mandates.

Private business owners and other facilities reserve the right to require patrons to be masked inside of their establishments.

“But there will not be any legal mandate from the state for wearing masks at any location anywhere in the state,” said Hogan, who added that masking will not be required at public schools, summer camps and childcare facilities.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether local school systems will be able to maintain stricter mask requirements.

The governor also announced Tuesday that the state will be extending a 45-day grace period for residents to update documents, like driver’s licenses, and the eviction moratorium.

Both of these grace periods will end on Aug. 15.

“Every single day since that day, last March, together, we have faced immense and unprecedented challenges,” Hogan said. “We’ve been through so much over the past 15 months. But just look at how far we’ve come together to reach this hopeful point.”

Hogan reflected on the state’s success in creating an infrastructure to fight the virus, from reopening closed hospitals to standing up a network of thousands of contact tracers to slow the virus’ spread.

According to the Department of Health’s COVID-19 dashboard, more than 3.1 million Marylanders have been fully vaccinated.

More than 6.5 million doses have been administered, “not only meeting but exceeding our goal of reaching 70% of all adults [at least partially] vaccinated by Memorial Day,” Hogan said.

While he announced the end of the state of emergency, Hogan implored unvaccinated Marylanders to get the vaccine, stressing that as things return to normal people are still at risk of contracting the virus and its variants.

“At this point, there’s simply no excuse for not getting vaccinated,” he said. “Vaccines are safe, they’re effective and they’re readily available everywhere.”

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Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 15

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Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,351.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 1.43%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,392, an increase of 67 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 4 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,472.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.82% (-0.04 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 72.2%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 55.4% of Marylanders and 49.86% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 48.48% and 44.47% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

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

• There currently are 194 people hospitalized — 140 in acute care and 54 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 14

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Editor’s Note: With COVID-19 statistics continuing to improve as more people are vaccinated, The Spy will discontinue its daily update at the end of this month. If there is a significant change in the trends, we will resume the update.

The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases increased by 1 to 1,351.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,325, an increase of 60 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 2 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,468.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.86% (-0.03 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 72%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 55.2% of Marylanders and 49.8% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 48.1% and 44.4% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 4 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 187 people hospitalized — 133 in acute care and 54 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 11

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The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,350.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 461,097, an increase of 113 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 9 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,459.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.91% (-0.04 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 71.5%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 54.96% of Marylanders and 49.79% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 47.51% and 44.24% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 15 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 212 people hospitalized — 152 in acute care and 60 in intensive care.

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update June 10

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The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m., although some counties do not update on weekends. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.

Key points for today

• Kent County’s COVID-19 cases remain at 1,350.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.48%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 460,984, an increase of 121 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 8 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 9,450.

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate is 0.95% (unchanged from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• CDC 18+ population with at least one dose : 71.3%

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 54.74% of Marylanders and 49.72% of Kent County residents; second dose rates are 47.02% and 44.06% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment, visit www.marylandvax.org or covidvax.maryland.gov or call 1-855-MD-GOVAX (1-855-634-6829).

• 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

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 16 in the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 227 people hospitalized — 164 in acute care and 63 in intensive care.