Vaccines Rise, Cases Fall In Prince George's County

Bowie MD

26 April, 2021

4:13 PM

Description

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — About 22 percent of Prince George's County residents are fully immunized. Around 35 percent have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Following a seven-day inoculation record, the county saw a slight setback last week. This came after Prince George's paused all Johnson & Johnson shots in response to six reports of rare blood clots. One of those patients is dead, and another was in critical condition, CBS News wrote. Maryland decided to resume the J&J vaccines over the weekend after they got federal clearance. The state mainly uses the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna immunizations, so the hiatus didn't derail the rollout, but the pace diminished slightly. Gov. Larry Hogan hopes to restore full capacity next month. On the flip side, the state passed 4 million doses administered and bolstered outreach efforts to vaccinate the remaining residents. The University System of Maryland also declared that it will require the immunization for most students and workers before the fall semester. Plus, the inoculation progress helped Prince George's County Public Schools release plans for in-person graduation ceremonies. The county still ranks last in vaccination percentage, however. Prince George's also just passed 1,400 deaths. Last week's 1,023 infections down 131 from the week prior. The virus also killed 10 county residents last week, which is seven fewer than the week before, the Maryland Department of Health said. Here's a look at where the numbers stand in Prince George's County. Full Vaccinations Currently: 22.07 percentTrend: Up by 2.95 percentage pointsRank: 24th out of the state's 24 jurisdictionsTrend: No changeComments: After setting a seven-day immunization record, new inoculations declined last week. The pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccines may have caused this drop. Maryland announced over the weekend that it will resume these shots, however. All Marylanders 16 and up are now eligible for the inoculation. For more information on Prince George's vaccination plan, click here. Check out our how-to guide to learn how to sign up for the shot. Head to Patch's immunization page to keep up with Maryland's latest vaccine news. At Least One Dose Currently: 35.22 percentTrend: Up by 2.79 percentage points This is the percentage of residents who have gotten at least one dose of the inoculation. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines both require two shots. The Johnson & Johnson immunization only has one injection. Coronavirus Case Rate Currently: 16.07 Trend: Down by 2.06Comments: New cases fell for the second straight week. Before that, infections were on a four-week hike. The case rate was even lower on Saturday when it reached 15.3. That was the lowest since March 15.Recent High: 21.43 on April 14Recent Low: 15.24 on March 15Overall High: 58.83 on Jan. 14Overall Low: 7.57 on July 2, 2020 Hospitalizations Currently: 145Trend: Down by 13Comments: Hospitalizations declined for the first time since the week of March 7. This is the lowest total since the week of March 21.Recent High: 158 in the week of April 11Recent Low: 101 in the week of March 7Overall High: 244 in the week of May 3, 2020Overall Low: 44 in the week of Sept. 20, 2020 ICU Hospitalizations Currently: 53Trend: Down by 3Comments: Intensive Care Unit hospitalizations declined for the first time in two weeks. This is the lowest total since the week of April 4.Recent High: 56 in the week of April 11Recent Low: 41 in the week of Feb. 28Overall High: 75 in the week of Dec. 27, 2020Overall Low: 11 in the week of Aug. 2, 2020 Positivity Rate Currently: 5.08 percentTrend: Down by 0.76 percentage pointsComments: The positivity rate fell a smidge for the second straight week. This was the lowest clip since March 27.Recent High: 6.32 percent on April 14Recent Low: 4.24 percent on March 4Overall High: 41.95 percent on May 2, 2020Overall Low: 3.46 percent on Sept. 24, 2020 Total Cases And Deaths Prince George's County's 82,405 coronavirus infections are the most in the state. The virus is blamed for the death of 1,406 county residents. Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. Download our mobile application from the App Store or Google Play. RELATED: Vaccine Reaches 19 Percent Of Prince George's As Cases FallHow To Get COVID-19 Vaccine In Prince George's CountyMD Sees Biggest Drop Of COVID Cases, J&J Vaccine Usage ResumesGraduation Plans, Last Day Of School Announced In Prince George'sHogan Adds Vaccine Outreach; MD Passes 4M Doses Have a story idea? Please contact me at [email protected] with any pitches, tips or questions. Follow me on Twitter @JacobBaumgart and on Facebook @JacobBaumgartJournalist to stay up-to-date with the latest Anne Arundel County and Prince George's County news.