Anne Arundel providers vaccinate more than 5K in 1 day

Vaccine now available to anyone 16 and older in county

Anne Arundel County providers vaccinated more than 5,000 people over the last 24 hours.

As of today, the county is vaccinating everyone age 16 and older. To get an appointment through the Anne Arundel County Department of Health, go to aacounty.org/covidvax on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. and Thursdays at 12 p.m.

The mass vaccination site at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will open Thursday and accept appointments and walk-ups. To schedule an appointment, go to onestop.md.gov/preregistration.

The added inoculations mean 31.6% of Anne Arundel County residents have received one shot, and 19.9% are fully vaccinated. There are 298,091 residents total who received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine.

Statewide, more than 1,391,323 people are fully vaccinated. The state has administered almost 100% of the vaccines on hand.

New cases

Anne Arundel County reported 62 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Monday. Maryland reported 985 new cases and 15 new deaths.

The county case rate continues to hold around 22 cases per 100,000 people.

The total number of confirmed infections since March 2020 is now 40,489, and at least 562 Anne Arundel County residents have died. Fourteen others are suspected of having died of the virus but were never tested.

Across the state, at least 427,715 infections have been recorded since March 2020, and at least 8,284 Marylanders have died of the virus.

About 8% of tests for the virus in Anne Arundel County came back positive. The statewide positivity rate reported Wednesday is 5.6%.

The state reported 1,233 Maryland residents are hospitalized with COVID-19. About 958 of those patients require acute care beds, and another 275 are receiving more serious care.

In Anne Arundel County, hospitalizations reached 86 total patients, an increase of 10 from Saturday and the highest population of this most recent surge. Thirteen needed intensive care.

Data from the Anne Arundel County Department of Health shows the current seven-day average for ICU hospital beds in use is 67.9%. The seven-day average for acute beds in use is about 81.1%. The data reflects hospital occupancy for Anne Arundel Medical Center and the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, but it is a moving metric, as the hospitals can add or reduce capacity as needed.