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Thursday, August 20, 2020

All 24 of Maryland’s Jurisdictions Fall Below 5% Positivity Rate Milestone

Statewide Positivity Steady at 3.29%, Daily Positivity Rate Falls to 3.49%Total Hospitalizations Drop to 455, ICU Levels Down Nearly 32% Since July 25Nearly 1.7 Million Tests Conducted, 19.7% of Population Tested
ANNAPOLIS, MDGovernor Larry Hogan today announced that, for the first time, the COVID-19 positivity rate for all 24 jurisdictions in Maryland has fallen below 5%, as the statewide positivity rate continues to remain steady at 3.29%.
“We are very pleased to see that, for the first time, all 24 jurisdictions are reporting positivity rates below 5%,” said Governor Hogan. “While we are encouraged by this important milestone, this crisis is far from over. It is absolutely critical that we continue taking strong precautions to slow the spread of this deadly virus.”
Positivity Rate For All 24 Jurisdictions Falls Below 5%. Prince George’s County’s positivity rate has dropped to 4.93%—down 88% from its peak on May 2. The statewide positivity rate has been under 5% since June 25. Maryland’s seven-day average positivity rate is 3.29% today, and the daily positivity rate dropped to 3.49%. The statewide positivity rate has been under 5% since June 25. The World Health Organization recommends positivity rates remain at 5% or lower for at least 14 days before moving forward with further reopenings.
Positivity Rate Among Marylanders Under 35 Remains Below 4%. Over the last several weeks, state health officials have focused on addressing rising infection rates among young people. The positivity rate among Marylanders under 35 has declined by 44.2% since July 23, to 3.79%. The positivity rate among Marylanders 35 and older is 2.97%.
Nearly 1.7 Million Tests Conducted, 19.7% of Population Tested. In total, Maryland has now conducted 1,693,571 COVID-19 tests, including 18,042 tests over the last 24 hours. 1,187,676 Marylanders have now been tested for COVID-19, representing 19.7% of the state’s population.
210 COVID-19 Testing Sites Available. Marylanders can plan to be tested at one of 210 testing sites by visiting COVIDtest.maryland.gov.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Funny it was below 4% last time they reported... yet you slaves keep on thinking this fake virus is real!!!

Anonymous said...

@12:27 You truly are idiotic.

Anonymous said...

But we still can't go back to school because...?

Anonymous said...

It was a left wing political hoax during an election year ... in voting for Trump solely to see how far the militant left will actually go

Trump 2020 said...

649

no, you are gullible to think this Flu threat is real in Democrat controlled Maryland


Republican States are open and doing fine

so, tell mommy you need your diaper changed

and leave running America to ADULTS

Trump 2020 said...

Ditto 945