The Spy obtains information for the above chart between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Statewide data are updated about 10 a.m. each day. Johns Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.
Key points for today
• Community transmission of COVID-19 remains high. Wear a mask indoors in public spaces.
• Talbot County’s 7-day average positivity rate is 28.91% and its case rate is 134.08 cases per 100,000 population.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 861,349, an increase of 11,033 in the past 24 hours.
• In the past 24 hours, 85 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 12,171.
• The state’s average positivity rate is 27.91%, down 0.7 percentage points from yesterday.
• The number of patients currently hospitalized is 3,462, up 10 from yesterday.
William Poe says
Is there a reason you no longer publish the daily positivity case count? Tourist season should be taking a short break before Valentines Day. Publishing the daily count would have little effect on the bar and tee shirt business. When we were getting a daily count if you compare that number to hospitalizations it looked seriously under reported.This number might be advantageous to someone making a decision as to whether to get a booster or wear a mask. I understand the positivity percentage rates. It might be more dynamic for lack of a better word if you were to publish the daily count. If might make it easier for some to understand.