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February 24, 2021

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Spy COVID-19 Daily Update Feb. 17

February 17, 2021 by John Griep Leave a Comment

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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

• Talbot County COVID-19 cases increased by 8 to 2,161.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 5.06%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 372,980, an increase of 759 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 19 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 7,449.

• The state’s 7-day positivity rate is 4.17% (-0.06 percentage points from yesterday).

Vaccinations

• The first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine has been given to 11.1% of Marylanders and 17.08% of Talbot County residents; second dose rates are 4.39% and 6.29% 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 has remained below 5% for six straight days.

Hospitalizations

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland dropped by 14 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,096 people hospitalized — 824 in acute care and 272 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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