NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to rise along with the overall positivity rate over the past week. Mortality rates continued to decline during the same time period.
Previous zip code reports can be viewed here.
Overall Metrics
As of Friday, November 20, 2020, there have been 177,086 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland. The state has now conducted 4,039,322 tests.
The statewide positivity rate stands at 7.17%, an increase from last Friday’s 5.87%.
There have been 4,245 related deaths and 1,207 individuals are currently hospitalized – an increase of 293 hospitalizations since last Friday. A total of 261 ICU beds are currently in use, an increase of 53 beds since last Friday.
Approximately 70% of Maryland’s COVID-19 fatalities have been among those over 70 years of age (2,994/4,245), 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 4.00% 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 | 7,184 | 0.00% ↔ | 100.00% ↔ |
| 10 – 19 | 3 | 15,718 | 0.02% ↔ | 99.98% ↔ |
| 20 – 29 | 26 | 33,762 | 0.08% ↔ | 99.92% ↔ |
| 30 – 39 | 53 | 31,807 | 0.17% ▼ | 99.83% ▲ |
| 40 – 49 | 138 | 27,991 | 0.49% ▼ | 99.51% ▲ |
| 50 – 59 | 347 | 26,040 | 1.33% ▼ | 98.67% ▲ |
| 60 – 69 | 682 | 17,286 | 3.95% ▼ | 96.05% ▲ |
| 70 – 79 | 1,058 | 9,946 | 19.64% ▼ | 89.36% ▲ |
| 80+ | 1,936 | 7,352 | 26.33% ▼ | 73.67% ▲ |
Source: Maryland Department of Health; November 20, 2020
Previous zip code reports can be viewed here.
There have now been 2,008,345 negative COVID-19 test results in Maryland and 8,474 patients have been released from isolation.
Baltimore County has confirmed 26,088 COVID-19 cases and and 677 deaths (note: “probable” deaths are not included in these totals).
Zip Code Report
Case breakdown by zip code in NottinghamMD.com’s coverage area:
- 21057 (Glen Arm) – 89 cases (+8 since last Friday)
- 21128 (Perry Hall) – 382 cases (+56)
- 21162 (White Marsh) – 141 cases (+16)
- 21206 (Overlea) – 2,029 cases (+131)
- 21234 (Hillendale/Parkville/Carney) – 2,121 cases (+219)
- 21236 (Overlea/Fullerton/Nottingham) – 1,128 cases (+175)
- 21237 (Rossville/Rosedale) – 1,239 cases (+108)
View the Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery here.
Earlier this week, Governor Larry Hogan ordered Maryland bars and restaurants to close at 10 p.m. and reduced capacity at local businesses, despite a recent military study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which shows that lockdowns and quarantines have no effect when it comes to stopping the spread of viruses. A newly released Danish study also shows that masks and/or face coverings do very little to protect the wearer.
Pfizer, meanwhile, will seek emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, two days after announcing its COVID-19 vaccine is 95% effective. The vaccine was developed in record time as part of the Trump Administration’s Operation: Warp Speed. Vaccines could begin as soon as next month.
“Maryland is seeing spiking COVID-19 metrics like we haven’t seen since the spring, and we’re going to need bipartisan action at the federal, state, and local levels in order to save lives,” said Governor Hogan on Friday.
Additional charts and data from the Maryland Department of Health can be viewed below.
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