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Maryland's coronavirus positivity rate drops to 11.6%, lowest since March 29

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Maryland's coronavirus positivity rate drops to 11.6%, lowest since March 29
Maryland's coronavirus positivity rate dropped to 11.6% as of Saturday, its lowest level since March 29, the governor's office announced.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland's latest numbers | Where to get tested ||The state's total hospitalizations as of Saturday fell to their lowest level in more than six weeks.Maryland has conducted 339,361 coronavirus tests, including 10,845 tests over the last 24 hours, the governor's office said.The state's positivity rate peaked on April 17 when it reached 26.91%. Since then, it has dropped by nearly 57%, down to 11.6% statewide, its lowest level since March 29, when the statewide positivity rate was 11.3%.The positivity rate in Baltimore City is down more than 60%, from a high of 27.38% on April 19, to 10.9% Saturday. Baltimore County is at 11.2%, Frederick County is at 9.7% and Howard County is at 8.8%, which are all below the state average.The positivity rate in Anne Arundel County is down nearly 58%, from a high of 28.2% on April 16, to 11.9% Saturday.Prince George's County and Montgomery County, while still above the rest of the state with respect to positivity, continue to see steady decreases. The positivity rate in Prince George's County has dropped by more than 58%, from a high of 41.96% to a current rate of 17.5%. Montgomery County has dropped by more than 57%, from a high of 32.64% to a current rate of 13.9%.Positivity rate data for the state and all 24 jurisdictions is available at coronavirus.maryland.gov.Testing has recently ramped up in the state. On Friday, Six Flags America hosted free coronavirus testing and conducted 1,686 tests, which the governor's office said is a record high for the state's community-based sites."We started our first major testing site at FedEx Field in March with 100 tests, and since then, have increased our capacity exponentially in order to test hundreds of Marylanders in a matter of hours with no medical referral required," Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement. "We are encouraged to see so many residents take advantage of our new Six Flags testing site, and even more encouraged that as our long-term testing strategy progresses, our statewide positivity rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than two months and COVID-19 hospitalizations are at a six-week low."Maryland’s current total coronavirus hospitalizations, one of the state's key recovery metrics, have dropped to 1,239, their lowest level in more than six weeks.

Maryland's coronavirus positivity rate dropped to 11.6% as of Saturday, its lowest level since March 29, the governor's office announced.

|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland's latest numbers | Where to get tested ||

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The state's total hospitalizations as of Saturday fell to their lowest level in more than six weeks.

Maryland has conducted 339,361 coronavirus tests, including 10,845 tests over the last 24 hours, the governor's office said.

The state's positivity rate peaked on April 17 when it reached 26.91%. Since then, it has dropped by nearly 57%, down to 11.6% statewide, its lowest level since March 29, when the statewide positivity rate was 11.3%.

The positivity rate in Baltimore City is down more than 60%, from a high of 27.38% on April 19, to 10.9% Saturday. Baltimore County is at 11.2%, Frederick County is at 9.7% and Howard County is at 8.8%, which are all below the state average.

The positivity rate in Anne Arundel County is down nearly 58%, from a high of 28.2% on April 16, to 11.9% Saturday.

Prince George's County and Montgomery County, while still above the rest of the state with respect to positivity, continue to see steady decreases. The positivity rate in Prince George's County has dropped by more than 58%, from a high of 41.96% to a current rate of 17.5%. Montgomery County has dropped by more than 57%, from a high of 32.64% to a current rate of 13.9%.

Positivity rate data for the state and all 24 jurisdictions is available at coronavirus.maryland.gov.

Testing has recently ramped up in the state. On Friday, Six Flags America hosted free coronavirus testing and conducted 1,686 tests, which the governor's office said is a record high for the state's community-based sites.

"We started our first major testing site at FedEx Field in March with 100 tests, and since then, have increased our capacity exponentially in order to test hundreds of Marylanders in a matter of hours with no medical referral required," Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement. "We are encouraged to see so many residents take advantage of our new Six Flags testing site, and even more encouraged that as our long-term testing strategy progresses, our statewide positivity rate has fallen to its lowest level in more than two months and COVID-19 hospitalizations are at a six-week low."

Maryland’s current total coronavirus hospitalizations, one of the state's key recovery metrics, have dropped to 1,239, their lowest level in more than six weeks.