Hospitalizations Hit Record Low; Nearly Half Are Fully Vaccinated

Annapolis MD

07 June, 2021

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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Around 47 percent of Anne Arundel County residents are fully inoculated. About 55 percent have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Top Stories Hospitality Industry Hopes To Bounce Back With Online Hiring FairKids Perform 'Frozen Jr.' Musical After Year Of Delays: ReportIconic Lighthouse Reopens From Coronavirus Shutdown, Offers ToursCounty Buildings Will Reopen Soon In Anne Arundel Improving Metrics In other news, the coronavirus case rate is at its best clip since March 2020. The hospitalization count is at its lowest mark ever. Plus, the percent positivity is at a record low. Last week's 54 cases are down 89 from the week prior. This was the first time the county tallied less than 100 new infections in a week since March 2020. This is also the fifth straight week that Anne Arundel posted less than 500 cases in a seven-day span. Before this stretch, the county hadn't accomplished the feat since the week before Halloween. A 2.5-month spike followed the holiday. That surge ended in January. The county has since recorded less than 1,000 new cases for 16 straight weeks. The virus also killed five county residents last week, which is 24 fewer than the seven days prior, the Maryland Department of Health said. This number is inflated because health officials two weeks ago reviewed several likely coronavirus deaths and determined that the disease was what truly took these lives. Here's a look at where the numbers stand in Anne Arundel County. Full Vaccinations Currently: 47.01 percentTrend: Up by 2.18 percentage pointsRank: 8th out of the state's 24 jurisdictionsTrend: Improved by 3 three slotsComments: New full immunizations slowed down for the second straight week and fell short of the record high. New full inoculations have declined in six of the past eight weeks. All Marylanders 12 and up are now eligible for the inoculation. For more information on Anne Arundel County'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: 54.71 percentTrend: Up by 0.86 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: 1.55Trend: Down by 1.48Comments: New cases declined for the eighth straight week. Before that, infections climbed for seven consecutive weeks. This is the lowest clip since March 27, 2020.Recent High: 24.74 on April 14Recent Low: 1.55 on June 6Overall High: 64.99 on Jan. 12Overall Low: 0.47 on March 23, 2020 Hospitalizations Currently: 13 Trend: Down by 9Comments: Hospitalizations dropped for the eighth straight week. They have dipped by 73 in this span. This is the lowest mark the county has ever seen during the coronavirus pandemic.Recent High: 99 on April 13Recent Low: 13 on June 6Overall High: 172 on April 21, 2020Overall Low: 13 on June 6 ICU Hospitalizations Currently: 2Trend: Down by 3Comments: ICU hospitalizations declined for the second straight week. They have dropped in four of the last five weeks. This is the lowest count Anne Arundel has ever seen during the coronavirus pandemic.Recent High: 43 on Jan. 14Recent Low: 2 on June 6Overall High: 49 on May 13, 2020Overall Low: 2 on June 6 Positivity Rate Currently: 1.41 percentTrend: Down by 0.35 percentage pointsComments: The positivity rate declined for the eighth straight week. It was on a six-week hike before that. This is the lowest percent positivity the county has ever had.Recent High: 7.47 percent on April 8Recent Low: 1.41 percent on June 6Overall High: 28.16 percent on April 16, 2020Overall Low: 1.41 percent on June 6 Total Cases And Deaths Anne Arundel County's 43,841 coronavirus infections are the fifth most in the state. The virus is blamed for the death of 636 county residents. Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. Download our mobile application from the App Store or Google Play. RELATED: Anne Arundel Sets Record Lows For ICU Total, Positivity RateHow To Get COVID-19 Vaccine In Anne Arundel CountyHospitality Industry Hopes To Bounce Back With Online Hiring FairKids Perform 'Frozen Jr.' Musical After Year Of Delays: ReportIconic Lighthouse Reopens From Coronavirus Shutdown, Offers ToursCounty Buildings Will Reopen Soon In Anne Arundel 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.