8.1.21 – WBAL – BALTIMORE

Maryland’s COVID-19 cases continue to trend in a troubling direction.

In the data reported Sunday, the state added nearly 547 new COVID-19 cases, making it the fourth consecutive day that Maryland has reported more than 500 new daily infections.

Experts said the state needs to get more people vaccinated as the delta variant continues to spread.

“I don’t want to say we’re in good shape because the trend is upward, but it is not dramatically spiking,” said Bob Atlas, president and CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association.

Since the pandemic started, there have been nearly 469,095 confirmed cases in Maryland and 9,609 deaths as a result of the virus. The number of people in the hospital also went up by 25 patients.

Atlas said if the state doesn’t get control of the upward trend, it could get worse.

“We’re certainly concerned. Fall is around the corner, kids are going back to school and, unfortunately, a lot of people have let their guards down and not enough people are fully vaccinated,” Atlas said. “We have one of the highest vaccination rates in the country, and yet, we really need to get many more people vaccinated in order to really be safe.”

With Sunday’s spike in cases, Maryland’s positivity rate is once again over 3%.

It’s the effort to get more people vaccinated that seems to be difficult while the delta variant rapidly spreads. So far, 77.5% of all adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the vaccine.

“I think it’s just a matter of educating and encouraging those folks who have been hesitant to this point,” Atlas said. “As everybody comments, there’s a group who just will never do it, but then there are those who are reticent or have delayed for some reason. Now is the time to end those delays and get going.”

More than 80% of Americans live in an area that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorizes as having a “high” or “substantial” COVID-19 transmission. Those are areas where the CDC says even fully vaccinated people should be wearing masks.

Several Maryland counties meet that threshold. They include: Anne Arundel, Cecil, Charles, Dorchester, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s and Wicomico counties. The rest of the state has “moderate” transmission levels. See the CDC map here.

Maryland COVID-19 data by ZIP code

Monday, Aug. 2 from the Maryland Department of Health

20601 – 1,934 Cases
20602 – 2,131 Cases
20603 – 2,242 Cases
20606 – 12 Cases
20607 – 929 Cases
20608 – 40 Cases
20609 – 53 Cases
20611 – 64 Cases
20612 – 13 Cases
20613 – 1,192 Cases
20615 – 20 Cases
20616 – 541 Cases
20617 – 54 Cases
20618 – 43 Cases
20619 – 683 Cases
20620 – 100 Cases
20621 – 52 Cases
20622 – 485 Cases
20623 – 199 Cases
20624 – 84 Cases
20625 – 38 Cases
20626 – 12 Cases
20628 – 22 Cases
20630 – 42 Cases
20632 – 39 Cases
20634 – 419 Cases
20636 – 561 Cases
20637 – 320 Cases
20639 – 660 Cases
20640 – 706 Cases
20645 – 53 Cases
20646 – 1,236 Cases
20650 – 772 Cases
20653 – 1,421 Cases
20656 – 35 Cases
20657 – 932 Cases
20658 – 61 Cases
20659 – 1,264 Cases
20662 – 162 Cases
20664 – 149 Cases
20667 – 14 Cases
20670 – 57 Cases
20674 – 28 Cases
20675 – 106 Cases
20676 – 106 Cases
20677 – 141 Cases
20678 – 640 Cases
20680 – 23 Cases
20684 – 48 Cases
20685 – 276 Cases
20687 – 18 Cases
20688 – 110 Cases
20689 – 92 Cases
20690 – 25 Cases
20692 – 53 Cases
20693 – 61 Cases
20695 – 925 Cases
20701 – 37 Cases
20705 – 3,123 Cases
20706 – 5,027 Cases
20707 – 3,545 Cases
20708 – 2,631 Cases
20710 – 1,014 Cases
20711 – 557 Cases
20712 – 780 Cases
20714 – 216 Cases
20715 – 1,664 Cases
20716 – 1,647 Cases
20720 – 1,917 Cases
20721 – 2,334 Cases
20722 – 749 Cases
20723 – 2,448 Cases
20724 – 1,679 Cases
20732 – 469 Cases
20733 – 171 Cases
20735 – 3,600 Cases
20736 – 452 Cases
20737 – 2,783 Cases
20740 – 2,541 Cases
20742 – 525 Cases
20743 – 3,716 Cases
20744 – 4,635 Cases
20745 – 2,932 Cases
20746 – 2,636 Cases
20747 – 3,701 Cases
20748 – 3,504 Cases
20751 – 126 Cases
20754 – 377 Cases
20755 – 453 Cases
20758 – 41 Cases
20759 – 324 Cases
20762 – 157 Cases
20763 – 247 Cases
20764 – 224 Cases
20765 – 36 Cases
20769 – 582 Cases
20770 – 2,075 Cases
20772 – 3,875 Cases
20774 – 3,983 Cases
20776 – 184 Cases
20777 – 187 Cases
20778 – 108 Cases
20779 – 64 Cases
20781 – 1,338 Cases
20782 – 3,805 Cases
20783 – 5,494 Cases
20784 – 3,954 Cases
20785 – 4,090 Cases
20794 – 1,993 Cases
20812 – 13 Cases
20814 – 1,266 Cases
20815 – 1,206 Cases
20816 – 543 Cases
20817 – 1,419 Cases
20818 – 49 Cases
20832 – 1,296 Cases
20833 – 418 Cases
20837 – 290 Cases
20839 – 12 Cases
20841 – 418 Cases
20842 – 88 Cases
20850 – 2,978 Cases
20851 – 1,161 Cases
20852 – 2,480 Cases
20853 – 2,405 Cases
20854 – 1,973 Cases
20855 – 880 Cases
20860 – 198 Cases
20861 – 158 Cases
20862 – 19 Cases
20866 – 1,314 Cases
20868 – 69 Cases
20871 – 1,389 Cases
20872 – 883 Cases
20874 – 4,398 Cases
20876 – 1,933 Cases
20877 – 4,039 Cases
20878 – 3,240 Cases
20879 – 2,348 Cases
20882 – 768 Cases
20886 – 3,215 Cases
20889 – 53 Cases
20892 – 66 Cases
20895 – 1,058 Cases
20901 – 2,765 Cases
20902 – 4,989 Cases
20903 – 2,674 Cases
20904 – 5,193 Cases
20905 – 1,225 Cases
20906 – 6,819 Cases
20910 – 2,430 Cases
20912 – 1,830 Cases
21001 – 1,884 Cases
21005 – 103 Cases
21009 – 2,101 Cases
21012 – 1,403 Cases
21013 – 230 Cases
21014 – 2,488 Cases
21015 – 1,760 Cases
21017 – 495 Cases
21028 – 185 Cases
21029 – 536 Cases
21030 – 1,894 Cases
21031 – 8 Cases
21032 – 711 Cases
21034 – 171 Cases
21035 – 508 Cases
21036 – 128 Cases
21037 – 1,402 Cases
21040 – 1,887 Cases
21042 – 1,922 Cases
21043 – 2,686 Cases
21044 – 2,644 Cases
21045 – 2,538 Cases
21046 – 861 Cases
21047 – 783 Cases
21048 – 482 Cases
21050 – 1,254 Cases
21051 – 11 Cases
21053 – 182 Cases
21054 – 899 Cases
21056 – 8 Cases
21057 – 263 Cases
21060 – 3,369 Cases
21061 – 4,958 Cases
21071 – 19 Cases
21074 – 756 Cases
21075 – 2,441 Cases
21076 – 1,749 Cases
21077 – 20 Cases
21078 – 1,163 Cases
21082 – 54 Cases
21084 – 359 Cases
21085 – 1,214 Cases
21087 – 449 Cases
21090 – 818 Cases
21093 – 2,364 Cases
21102 – 626 Cases
21104 – 303 Cases
21108 – 1,256 Cases
21111 – 231 Cases
21113 – 2,277 Cases
21114 – 1,718 Cases
21117 – 4,178 Cases
21120 – 371 Cases
21122 – 5,166 Cases
21128 – 1,152 Cases
21131 – 357 Cases
21132 – 132 Cases
21133 – 2,911 Cases
21136 – 2,235 Cases
21140 – 197 Cases
21144 – 2,793 Cases
21146 – 1,988 Cases
21152 – 308 Cases
21153 – 50 Cases
21154 – 375 Cases
21155 – 94 Cases
21156 – 29 Cases
21157 – 2,151 Cases
21158 – 1,169 Cases
21160 – 155 Cases
21161 – 286 Cases
21162 – 436 Cases
21163 – 298 Cases
21201 – 1,355 Cases
21202 – 2,549 Cases
21204 – 1,553 Cases
21205 – 1,652 Cases
21206 – 5,015 Cases
21207 – 4,401 Cases
21208 – 3,140 Cases
21209 – 2,086 Cases
21210 – 422 Cases
21211 – 946 Cases
21212 – 2,116 Cases
21213 – 2,977 Cases
21214 – 1,491 Cases
21215 – 5,359 Cases
21216 – 2,471 Cases
21217 – 2,515 Cases
21218 – 3,207 Cases
21219 – 823 Cases
21220 – 3,859 Cases
21221 – 3,781 Cases
21222 – 5,131 Cases
21223 – 2,024 Cases
21224 – 5,377 Cases
21225 – 2,926 Cases
21226 – 555 Cases
21227 – 3,166 Cases
21228 – 4,306 Cases
21229 – 4,325 Cases
21230 – 3,060 Cases
21231 – 1,231 Cases
21234 – 5,506 Cases
21236 – 3,312 Cases
21237 – 3,079 Cases
21239 – 2,581 Cases
21244 – 3,487 Cases
21250 – 33 Cases
21251 – 27 Cases
21252 – 154 Cases
21286 – 1,425 Cases
21401 – 3,123 Cases
21402 – 221 Cases
21403 – 2,696 Cases
21405 – 52 Cases
21409 – 1,280 Cases
21502 – 4,368 Cases
21520 – 172 Cases
21521 – 92 Cases
21522 – 11 Cases
21523 – 15 Cases
21530 – 127 Cases
21531 – 144 Cases
21532 – 1,355 Cases
21536 – 339 Cases
21538 – 46 Cases
21539 – 234 Cases
21540 – 12 Cases
21541 – 76 Cases
21545 – 156 Cases
21550 – 1,074 Cases
21555 – 137 Cases
21557 – 156 Cases
21561 – 176 Cases
21562 – 281 Cases
21601 – 1,607 Cases
21607 – 54 Cases
21610 – 21 Cases
21612 – 20 Cases
21613 – 1,763 Cases
21617 – 686 Cases
21619 – 461 Cases
21620 – 782 Cases
21622 – 32 Cases
21623 – 133 Cases
21625 – 123 Cases
21629 – 659 Cases
21631 – 226 Cases
21632 – 506 Cases
21634 – 77 Cases
21635 – 119 Cases
21636 – 79 Cases
21638 – 363 Cases
21639 – 242 Cases
21640 – 168 Cases
21643 – 469 Cases
21645 – 106 Cases
21647 – 8 Cases
21648 – 16 Cases
21649 – 243 Cases
21650 – 11 Cases
21651 – 151 Cases
21654 – 47 Cases
21655 – 252 Cases
21657 – 85 Cases
21658 – 234 Cases
21659 – 74 Cases
21660 – 280 Cases
21661 – 140 Cases
21662 – 30 Cases
21663 – 104 Cases
21665 – 17 Cases
21666 – 775 Cases
21667 – 11 Cases
21668 – 130 Cases
21671 – 26 Cases
21672 – 16 Cases
21673 – 190 Cases
21676 – 8 Cases
21677 – 43 Cases
21678 – 117 Cases
21679 – 26 Cases
21701 – 2,898 Cases
21702 – 4,042 Cases
21703 – 3,872 Cases
21704 – 1,165 Cases
21710 – 267 Cases
21711 – 104 Cases
21713 – 966 Cases
21716 – 414 Cases
21718 – 13 Cases
21719 – 105 Cases
21722 – 585 Cases
21723 – 60 Cases
21727 – 444 Cases
21733 – 120 Cases
21737 – 124 Cases
21738 – 162 Cases
21740 – 6,320 Cases
21742 – 3,018 Cases
21750 – 246 Cases
21754 – 412 Cases
21755 – 436 Cases
21756 – 253 Cases
21757 – 183 Cases
21758 – 242 Cases
21766 – 43 Cases
21767 – 125 Cases
21769 – 699 Cases
21770 – 460 Cases
21771 – 1,687 Cases
21773 – 329 Cases
21774 – 931 Cases
21776 – 302 Cases
21777 – 74 Cases
21778 – 79 Cases
21779 – 61 Cases
21780 – 136 Cases
21782 – 293 Cases
21783 – 815 Cases
21784 – 2,374 Cases
21787 – 629 Cases
21788 – 1,005 Cases
21791 – 293 Cases
21793 – 859 Cases
21794 – 184 Cases
21795 – 1,040 Cases
21797 – 475 Cases
21798 – 175 Cases
21801 – 2,382 Cases
21804 – 3,223 Cases
21811 – 1,493 Cases
21813 – 177 Cases
21814 – 11 Cases
21817 – 374 Cases
21821 – 51 Cases
21822 – 194 Cases
21824 – 8 Cases
21826 – 378 Cases
21829 – 38 Cases
21830 – 270 Cases
21835 – 27 Cases
21837 – 177 Cases
21838 – 107 Cases
21840 – 18 Cases
21841 – 61 Cases
21842 – 959 Cases
21849 – 227 Cases
21850 – 165 Cases
21851 – 611 Cases
21853 – 777 Cases
21856 – 52 Cases
21862 – 13 Cases
21863 – 323 Cases
21864 – 43 Cases
21865 – 23 Cases
21869 – 69 Cases
21871 – 108 Cases
21872 – 56 Cases
21874 – 158 Cases
21875 – 577 Cases
21890 – 1,106 Cases
21901 – 906 Cases
21903 – 358 Cases
21904 – 332 Cases
21911 – 797 Cases
21912 – 91 Cases
21915 – 174 Cases
21917 – 144 Cases
21918 – 218 Cases
21919 – 161 Cases
21921 – 3,144 Cases

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Maryland COVID-19 data by ZIP code