WEEKLY ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations spike

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations spiked along with the overall positivity rate over the past week. Meanwhile, overall mortality rates continued to decline.

Previous zip code reports can be viewed here.

Overall Metrics

As of Friday, November 13, 2020, there have been 161,789 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland. The state has now conducted 3,793,532 tests.

The statewide positivity rate stands at 5.87%, an increase from last Friday’s 4.37%.

There have been 4,124 related deaths and 914 individuals are currently hospitalized – an increase of 305 hospitalizations since last Friday. A total of 208 ICU beds are currently in use, an increase of 56 beds since last Friday.

Approximately 70% of Maryland’s COVID-19 fatalities have been among those over 70 years of age (2,898/4,124), as seen in the chart below from the Maryland Department of Health.

Maryland COVID-19 Mortality Rate by Age Group

Thus far, the mortality rate for coronavirus in Maryland remains under 5.00% for those residents under 70 years of age. The mortality rate for all age groups dropped or stayed the same over the past week.

Age Group	Deaths	Cases	Mortality Rate	Survival Rate
0 – 9	0	6,461	0.00% ↔	100.00% ↔
10 – 19	3	14,384	0.02% ↔	99.98% ↔
20 – 29	25	30,844	0.08% ↔	99.92% ↔
30 – 39	53	29,060	0.18% ▼	99.82% ▲
40 – 49	134	25,562	0.52% ▼	99.48% ▲
50 – 59	334	23,636	1.41% ▼	98.59% ▲
60 – 69	675	15,815	4.27% ▼	95.73% ▲
70 – 79	1,028	9,122	11.27% ▼	88.73% ▲
80+	1,870	6,885	27.16% ▼	72.84% ▲