Maryland added more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 34 straight days, more than 1,500 cases for 25 days in a row, and more than 2,000 cases for seven days.

The state’s 7-day positivity rate dropped below 8%. The rate has been more than 5% for 29 consecutive days, more than 6% for 24 straight days, and more than 7% for the past seven days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 21st straight day and has been more than 1,500 for eight consecutive days.

Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases remain at 1,090, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 6.01%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 217,329, an increase of 2,302 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 20 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,705.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients decreased by 15 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,561 people hospitalized — 1,173 in acute care and 388 in intensive care.

• Of the 44,955 test results received Dec. 6, 6.89% were positive. The 7-day positivity rate was 7.89%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,730,432 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,240,700 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 217,329 cases, 22,259 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,797 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added more than 2,600 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 33 straight days and has had more than 1,500 cases for 24 days in a row.

The state’s 7-day positivity rate remains above 8% for the third day. The rate has been more than 5% for 28 consecutive days, more than 6% for 23 straight days, and more than 7% for the past six days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 20th straight day and has been more than 1,500 for seven consecutive days.

Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases remain at 1,090, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 6.09%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 215,027, an increase of 2,643 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 26 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,685.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients decreased by 22 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,576 people hospitalized — 1,183 in acute care and 393 in intensive care.

• Of the 48,246 test results received Dec. 5, 6.74% were positive. The 7-day positivity rate was 8.14%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,685,476 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,225,595 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 215,027 cases, 22,095 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,785 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added nearly 3,200 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 32 straight days and has had more than 1,500 cases for 23 days in a row.

The state’s 7-day positivity rate topped  8%. The rate has been more than 5% for 27 consecutive days, more than 6% for 22 straight days, and more than 7% for the past five days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 19th straight day and has been more than 1,500 for six consecutive days.

Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases increased by 19 to 1,090, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 6%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 212,384, an increase of 3,193 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 29 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,659.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased by 4 over the la9st 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,598 people hospitalized — 1,219 in acute care and 37 in intensive care.

• Of the 53,902 test results received Dec. 4, 7.17% were positive. The 7-day positivity rate was 8.04%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,637,128 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,210,796 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 212,384 cases, 21,912 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,780 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added nearly 3,800 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the highest one-day increase in cases since the pandemic began and the first time that number has exceeded 3,000.

The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 31 straight days and has had more than 1,500 cases for 22 days in a row.

The state’s 7-day positivity rate hit 8% for the first time since June 4. The rate has been more than 5% for 26 consecutive days, more than 6% for 21 straight days, and more than 7% for the past four days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 18th straight day and has been more than 1,500 for five consecutive days.

Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases increased by 8 to 1,071, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 5.48%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 209,191, an increase of 3,792 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 24 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,630.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased by 21 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,594 people hospitalized — 1,227 in acute care and 367 in intensive care.

• Of the 55,939 test results received Dec. 3, 8.27% were positive. The 7-day positivity rate was 8%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,583,228 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,194,096 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 209,191 cases, 21,756 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,751 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 30 straight days and has had more than 1,900 cases for eight of the past nine days.

The 7-day positivity rate topped 7% for the third straight day. That rate has been more than 5% for 25 consecutive days and has topped 6% for 20 days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 17th straight day and has been more than 1,500 for four consecutive days.

Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases increased by 5 to 1,063, according to the county health department. Deaths increased by one to 17.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 5.05%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 205,399, an increase of 2,044 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 48 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,606.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients decreased by 5 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,573 people hospitalized — 1,209 in acute care and 364 in intensive care.

• Of the 31,150 test results received Dec. 2, 8.04% were positive. The 7-day positivity rate was 7.68%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,527,316 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,177,942 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 205,399 cases, 21,558 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,675 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added more than 2,200 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 29 straight days.

The 7-day positivity rate topped 7% in Wednesday’s report for the second day in a row above that rate. The rate had exceeded 7% on Nov. 18, 19, and 20.

The positivity rate has been more than 5% for 24 consecutive days and has topped 6% for 19 days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 16th straight day and has been more than 1,500 for three consecutive days.

Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases increased by 11 to 1,058, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 5.16%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 203,355, an increase of 2,220 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 42 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,558.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients decreased by 5 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,578 people hospitalized — 1,219 in acute care and 359 in intensive care.

• The 7-day positivity rate was 7.52%. Additional details about the test results received Dec. 1 were not available at presstime.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,496,011 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,168,003 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 203,355 cases, 21,395 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,648 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland has topped more than 200,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the state added more than 2,700 new cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 28 straight days.

The 7-day positivity rate topped 7% in Tuesday’s report. The rate had exceeded 7% on Nov. 18, 19, and 20.

The positivity rate has been more than 5% for 23 consecutive days and has topped 6% for 18 days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 15th straight day.

• Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases increased by 30 to 1,047, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 4.28%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 201,135, an increase of 2,765 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 30 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,516.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased by 56 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,583 people hospitalized — 1,233 in acute care and 350 in intensive care.

• The 7-day positivity rate was 7.33%. Additional details about the test results received Nov. 30 were not available at presstime.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,460,445 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,156,576 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 201,135 cases, 21,206 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,613 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added more than 1,900 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 27 straight days.

The 7-day positivity rate has topped 5% for 22 consecutive days and has topped 6% for 17 days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 14th straight day.

• Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases remain at 1,017, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 3.15%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 198,370, an increase of 1,923 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 16 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,486.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased by 66 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,527 people hospitalized — 1,183 in acute care and 344 in intensive care.

• Of the 27,350 test results received Nov. 29, the positivity rate was 8.65%; the 7-day positivity rate was 6.86%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,429,749 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,146,539 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 198,370 cases, 21,051 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,608 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties. 

Maryland added nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The state has had more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases daily for 26 straight days.

The 7-day positivity rate has topped 5% for 21 consecutive days and has topped 6% for 16 days.

The number of patients currently hospitalized topped 1,000 for the 13th straight day.

• Key points for today

• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases remain at 1,017, according to the county health department.

• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 3.12%.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 196,447, an increase of 1,999 in the last 24 hours.

• In the last 24 hours, 23 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 4,470.

The Spy obtains information for this 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.

* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.

** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.

Key metrics

• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased by 15 over the last 24 hours.

• There currently are 1,461 people hospitalized — 1,102 in acute care and 359 in intensive care.

• Of the 39,249 test results received Nov. 28, the positivity rate was 6.02%; the 7-day positivity rate was 6.53%.

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Additional information

• A total of 4,402,399 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland; this number does not represent the total number of patients tested as some patients have been tested multiple times. The state reports 2,136,392 people have tested negative.

• Of the state’s 196,447 cases, 20,877 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 8,607 have been released from isolation.

The graph below shows the average positivity rate for the five Mid-Shore counties.