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To date, Maryland has reported 453,401 cases of COVID-19 and 3.06 percent seven-day average positivity rate. To keep numbers low, the state has ramped up promotion of a testing campaign and urges residents to work with contact tracing. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)
BALTIMORE, MD Maryland s reported COVID-19 cases are at the lowest they ve been since July 2020, according to new statewide health data released Monday. To keep numbers low, the state has ramped up promotion of a testing campaign and urges residents to work with contact tracing.
The state s COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 also fell to 9.2 percent –dropping by 61 percent to its lowest level since October 2020.
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During a meeting with the Board of Public Works Wednesday morning, Gov. Larry Hogan announced all eligible Marylanders can get vaccinated without appointments at any of the 13 mass vaccination sites.
As of Wednesday, Maryland has reported 4,996,199 total vaccinations. According to official CDC data, 62.5% of Marylanders 18 and older, and 85% of Marylanders 65 and older, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, reads part of the news release.
“We are in a new phase of our vaccination effort where we are focused on making sure that no arm is left behind,” reads a message from Hogan. “Walk-ups have been an incredibly successful tool, and we are now able to make them available at all of our mass vaccination sites across the state. The sooner we get more Marylanders vaccinated, the sooner we can put
Maryland officials are working to get any holdouts when it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine to get their shots.|| COVID-19 updates | Maryland s latest numbers | Get tested | Vaccine Info ||Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that 5 million COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in Maryland, but it comes as vaccination rates are slipping and thousands of people are missing their second-dose appointments. Get your vaccine. You ll be safe, you won t get sick. If you don t get your vaccine, you could still be in the hospital and you could still die, Hogan said.So officials are enhancing efforts in a new phase of the vaccination effort for Maryland, making it as easy as possible for people to get a shot.Maryland online vaccination site locatorVaccine Data DashboardMaryland vaccination plan FAQsThe governor announced Wednesday that Marylanders can now get a COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at any of the state s 13 mass vaccination sites, including the large-scale, drive-thru c
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All Marylanders can now immediately book a COVID vaccine appointment, or walk in
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FILE - Maryland residents receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine through the Anne Arundel County Department of Health at a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Metropolitan United Methodist Church March 23, 2021 in Severn, Maryland.
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All Marylanders can now immediately book a vaccine appointment by visiting covidvax.maryland.gov or calling 1-855-MD-GOVAX.
Gov. Larry Hogan made the announcement Saturday. He added that the more than 800,000 people who have already pre-registered for a vaccine appointment have now been offered one.
Most of the state s mass vaccination sites are now taking walk-in and drive-thru patients, Hogan said.