Hospitalizations Hit Record Low; Nearly Half Are Fully Vaccinated

Anne Arundel reached record lows with its hospitalization total, ICU count and positivity rate. Nearly half the county is fully vaccinated.

Jacob Baumgart, Patch Staff

Posted Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:01 pm ET|Updated Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:09 pm ET

The Anne Arundel County Department of Health reported its lowest coronavirus hospitalization total ever on June 6. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — Around 47 percent of Anne Arundel County residents are fully inoculated. About 55 percent have gotten at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.

Improving Metrics

In other news, the coronavirus case rate is at its best clip since March 2020. The hospitalization count is at its lowest mark ever. Plus, the percent positivity is at a record low.

Last week's 54 cases are down 89 from the week prior. This was the first time the county tallied less than 100 new infections in a week since March 2020.

Find out what's happening in Annapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

This is also the fifth straight week that Anne Arundel posted less than 500 cases in a seven-day span. Before this stretch, the county hadn't accomplished the feat since the week before Halloween. A 2.5-month spike followed the holiday.

That surge ended in January. The county has since recorded less than 1,000 new cases for 16 straight weeks.

Find out what's happening in Annapolisfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

The virus also killed five county residents last week, which is 24 fewer than the seven days prior, the Maryland Department of Health said. This number is inflated because health officials two weeks ago reviewed several likely coronavirus deaths and determined that the disease was what truly took these lives. Here's a look at where the numbers stand in Anne Arundel County.

Full Vaccinations

Currently: 47.01 percent
Trend: Up by 2.18 percentage points
Rank: 8th out of the state's 24 jurisdictions
Trend: Improved by 3 three slots
Comments: New full immunizations slowed down for the second straight week and fell short of the record high. New full inoculations have declined in six of the past eight weeks.

All Marylanders 12 and up are now eligible for the inoculation. For more information on Anne Arundel County's vaccination plan, click here. Check out our how-to guide to learn how to sign up for the shot. Head to Patch's immunization page to keep up with Maryland's latest vaccine news.

At Least One Dose

Currently: 54.71 percent
Trend: Up by 0.86 percentage points

This is the percentage of residents who have gotten at least one dose of the inoculation. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines both require two shots. The Johnson & Johnson immunization only has one injection.

Coronavirus Case Rate

Currently: 1.55
Trend: Down by 1.48
Comments: New cases declined for the eighth straight week. Before that, infections climbed for seven consecutive weeks. This is the lowest clip since March 27, 2020.
Recent High: 24.74 on April 14
Recent Low: 1.55 on June 6
Overall High: 64.99 on Jan. 12
Overall Low: 0.47 on March 23, 2020