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 17.69% and its case rate is 72.05 cases per 100,000 population.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 955,280, an increase of 1,068 in the past 24 hours.
• In the past 24 hours, 19 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 13,227.
• The state’s average positivity rate is 9.04%, down 0.83 percentage points from yesterday.
• The number of patients currently hospitalized is 1,716, up 22 from yesterday.
Tom Alspach says
Can someone explain why Talbot’s positivity rate is twice that of the state wide average? I know this is the “Red State of Talbot” with plenty of anti-vaxxers, but does that really explain it?