According to the official numbers issued by the Maryland Department of Health and the CDC on Sunday, December 6, 2020, Maryland is reporting 5,836 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 48 hours
On Friday, December 4, 2020, the state reported an all-time high of 3,792 new cases for 24 hours.
The positivity rate is 8.04%—its highest since early June.
Governor Larry Hogan said “The promise of a vaccine has given us a light at the end of the tunnel, but we still have dark days ahead. We continue to urge Marylanders to take the necessary steps to keep people out of the hospital and save lives: avoid gatherings, wear a mask, get tested, and wash your hands.”
Saturday, December 5, 2020,
Number of confirmed cases : 212,384
Number of persons tested negative : 2,210,796
Total testing volume : 4,637,128
Number of confirmed deaths : 4,659
Number of probable deaths : 161
Currently hospitalized : 1,598
Acute care : 1,219
Intensive care : 379
Ever hospitalized : 21,912
Released from isolation : 8,780
Sunday, December 6, 2020,
Number of confirmed cases : 215,027
Number of persons tested negative : 2,225,595
Total testing volume : 4,685,476
Number of confirmed deaths : 4,685
Number of probable deaths : 161
Currently hospitalized : 1,576
Acute care : 1,183
Intensive care : 393
Ever hospitalized : 22,095
Released from isolation : 8,785
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 4,071 | (87) | |
| Anne Arundel | 18,193 | (291) | 12* |
| Baltimore City | 26,194 | (574) | 21* |
| Baltimore County | 31,416 | (746) | 26* |
| Calvert | 1,724 | (38) | 1* |
| Caroline | 1,047 | (10) | |
| Carroll | 3,681 | (139) | 3* |
| Cecil | 2,391 | (50) | 2* |
| Charles | 4,717 | (103) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 1,085 | (17) | |
| Frederick | 7,719 | (146) | 8* |
| Garrett | 976 | (9) | |
| Harford | 6,574 | (107) | 4* |
| Howard | 8,813 | (149) | 6* |
| Kent | 507 | (23) | 2* |
| Montgomery | 35,998 | (938) | 45* |
| Prince George’s | 44,057 | (928) | 26* |
| Queen Anne’s | 1,205 | (26) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 2,395 | (66) | |
| Somerset | 1,171 | (9) | |
| Talbot | 880 | (7) | |
| Washington | 4,991 | (82) | |
| Wicomico | 3,640 | (60) | |
| Worcester | 1,582 | (38) | 1* |
| Data not available | (42) | 1* |
Parenthesis = Confirmed death, laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test result
Asterisk = Probable death, death certificate lists COVID-19 as the cause of death but not yet confirmed by a laboratory test
