Hospitalizations Hit Record Low; Nearly 40% Are Fully Vaccinated

Prince George's reached record lows with its hospitalization total and positivity rate. Nearly 40 percent of the county is fully vaccinated.

Jacob Baumgart, Patch Staff

Posted Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:52 pm ET

In the week of May 30, the Prince George's County Health Department reported its lowest coronavirus hospitalization total ever. (Peggy Bayard/Patch)

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Around 39 percent of Prince George's County residents are fully inoculated. About 47 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 in 14 months. The percent positivity has dipped to its lowest mark ever. And the hospitalization count has fallen to a record low.

Last week's 125 infections are down 141 from the week prior. This is the third straight week that the county recorded less than 500 weekly cases, an achievement that was elusive since April 2020.

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

It was also the sixth straight week that Prince George's posted less than 1,000 new infections. Before this stretch, the county hadn't accomplished the feat since late last October.

The virus also killed five county residents last week, which is 66 fewer than the week before, 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 Prince George's County.

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

Full Vaccinations

Currently: 39.47 percent
Trend: Up by 1.58 percentage points
Rank: In a two-way tie for 14th out of the state's 24 jurisdictions
Trend: Improved by three slots
Comments: New full immunizations slowed for the fourth straight week and fell short of the record high, set four weeks ago. Prince George's had the lowest inoculation rate in Maryland until April 26.

All Marylanders 12 and up are now eligible for the inoculation. For more information on Prince George'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: 46.9 percent
Trend: Up by 1.00 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: 2.33
Trend: Down by 1.46
Comments: New cases fell for the eighth straight week. Before that, infections were on a four-week hike. This is the lowest clip since March 27, 2020.
Recent High: 21.43 on April 14
Recent Low: 2.33 on June 6
Overall High: 58.83 on Jan. 14
Overall Low: 0.5 on March 23, 2020