The Capital

Anne Arundel records a record 341 daily coronaviru­s cases.

Another two residents have died of COVID-19

- By Brooks DuBose

Anne Arundel County reported 341 new coronaviru­s cases Thursday, the highest single-day case total since the pandemic began in March, according to Anne Arundel CountyHeal­th Department data.

The county has now confirmed 19,255 cases since the pandemic began inMarch. Another two people died of the virus as of Thursday; a total of 297 residentsh­ave now died fromCOVID-19, the disease caused by the coronaviru­s. Another 13 residents are believed to have died of the virus but were never tested.

Anne Arundel’s case rate ticked up to around 48 positive cases for every 100,000 residents, the sixth day in a rowthe county has set a new case rate record, according to county health department data. The case rate uses the average number of new cases over a seven-day period to measure the spread ofCOVID-19 inthecommu­nity. The metric is used to easily compare jurisdicti­ons with different population­s.

The county’s positivity rate is now at 7.74%, up nearly two-tenths of a point since Wednesday, according to state data.

InMaryland, 225,855 positive caseshave now been confirmed, an increase of 3,202 new cases in the last 24 hours, the second-highest daily case total reported since the pandemic began.

Since Wednesday, 49 people have died from the virus statewide, pushing the state’s death total to 4,850. The statewide rolling seven-day positivity rate is 7.71%, and five more people have been hospitaliz­ed.

Five more Anne Arundel residentsw­ere hospitaliz­ed for the virus, with102 in acute care beds and 30 in intensive care beds, according to county health data.

ZIP codes

Here is an alphabetic­al breakdown of the number of cases in each ZIP code in Anne Arundel County as of Thursday. State numbers are in parenthese­s. ZIP codes that overlap more than one county are in italics.

The state numbers also account for cases at congregate living facilities in those ZIP codes, which the county numbers do not include.

■ Annapolis (21401): 1,244 (1483)

■ Annapolis (21403): 1,229 (1370)

■ Annapolis (21405): 19 (26)

■ Annapolis (21409): 477 (535)

■ Annapolis Junction (20701): 1 (15)

■ Arnold (21012): 496 (604)

■ Brooklyn (21225): 398 (1319)

■ BWI Airport (21240): 0 (N/A)

■ Churchton (20733): 46 (49)

■ Crofton (21114): 571 (681)

■ Crownsvill­e (21032): 196 (265)

■ Curtis Bay (21226): 87 (239)

■ Davidsonvi­lle (21035): 152 (180)

■ Deale (20751): 53 (56)

■ Dunkirk (20754): 11 (141)

■ Edgewater (21037): 473 (614)

■ FortMeade (20755): (146)

■ Friendship (20758): 15 (19)

■ Galesville (20765): 12 (16)

■ Gambrills (21054): 291 (383)

■ Gibson Island (21056): 5 (N/A)

■ Glen Burnie (21060): 1,271 (1466)

■ Glen Burnie (21061): 1,980 (2236)

■ Hanover (21076): 577 (789)

■ Harmans (21077): 13 (12)

■ Harwood (20776): 71(77)

■ Jessup (20794): 103 (1052)

■ Laurel (20724): 837 (909)

■ Linthicum Heights (21090): 314 (367)

■ Lothian (20711): 216 (228)

■ Millersvil­le (21108): 487 (535)

■ Naval Academy (21402): (77)

■ North Beach (20714): 2 (84)

■ Odenton (21113): 871 (954)

■ Owings (20736): 0 (180)

■ Pasadena (21122): 1,819 (2008)

■ Riva (21140): 55 (66)

■ Severn (21144): 1,099 (1212)

■ Severna Park (21146): 650 (763)

■ Shady Side (20764): 63 (71)

■ Tracys Landing (20779): 16 (19)

■ West River (20778): 37 (44)

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