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April 12, 2021

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Spy COVID-19 Daily Update April 7

April 7, 2021 by John Griep Leave a Comment

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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

• Talbot County’s COVID-19 cases increased by 3 to 2,391.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 2.98%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 420,526, an increase of 1,471 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 11 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 8,203.

• The state’s 7-day positivity rate is 5.71% (-0.09 from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 31.93% of Marylanders and 40.21% of Talbot County residents; second dose rates are 17.85% and 24.86% respectively.

• To pre-register for a vaccine appointment (including for the mass vaccination clinic at the Wicomico Civic Center in Salisbury), visit 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

Positivity Rate

• The state’s 7-day average positivity rate has been above 5 percent for 10 straight days.

Hospitalizations

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

• There currently are 1,200 people hospitalized — 923 in acute care and 277 in intensive care.

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 john@spycommunitymedia.org.

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