The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 Marylanders.
Maryland health officials reported on Thursday that the state had surpassed 10,000 deaths confirmed to be related to COVID-19.
As of Friday morning, a total of 10,023 Marylanders have been confirmed to have died from coronavirus, including 108 residents whose deaths were reported since last Friday, Sept. 10.
There are also 227 people whose deaths are suspected to be related to COVID-19.
Maryland has confirmed a total of 516,784 COVID-19 cases to date, while 4,070,986 residents have tested negative for coronavirus.
The state has recorded 8,767 new cases since Sept. 10.
All but three Maryland jurisdictions are experiencing high levels of coronavirus transmission as of Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported.
Carroll, Howard and Montgomery counties are the only jurisdictions in Maryland with substantial levels of COVID transmission. The remaining 21 jurisdictions are experiencing high levels.
The CDC recommends that all people, regardless of vaccination status, wear a face mask indoors in areas of the country with substantial or high levels of coronavirus transmission.
As of Friday, 792 Marylanders are currently hospitalized due to coronavirus, including 586 in acute care and 206 in intensive care.
There were 830 Marylanders hospitalized due to COVID-19 a week ago.
Maryland’s seven-day average positivity rate currently sits at 4.45%.
As of Friday, 63.333% of Marylanders age 12 and older who are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are fully vaccinated with either a single-dose vaccine or both doses of a two-dose vaccine. Meanwhile, 69.359% of the eligible population have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
A total of 3,828,936 Marylanders are now fully vaccinated.
Of Marylanders age 18 or older, about 82.5% have received at least one dose.
