Key points for today
• Dorchester County COVID-19 cases increased by 31 to 1,988, according to the county health department. Deaths increased by 2 to 38.
• The county’s 7-day average positivity rate is 7.02%.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 352,726, an increase of 2,097 in the last 24 hours.
• In the last 24 hours, 31 people died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 6,931.
• The state’s 7-day positivity rate is 5.79%, a decrease of 0.15 percentage points.
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.
Hospitalizations
• The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Maryland decreased by 56 over the last 24 hours.
• There currently are 1,560 people hospitalized — 1,180 in acute care and 380 in intensive care.