The COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 people in Montgomery County is about half as high as the state rate.
In the province, about 11 people out of every 100,000 were diagnosed with the coronavirus last week. The rate around the world is about 22.7.
Since the end of February, the state has seen a steady increase in its business rate, compared to 12.4 on 21 February. The rate of Montgomery County fluctuated slightly in the same time period. The rate in Montgomery County on Feb. 21 was 10.8, just slightly lower. as Saturday’s rate of 11.2.
On Saturday, 138 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Montgomery County. There have been 67,911 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. Two new deaths were reported Saturday, raising the toll to 1,445.
Across Maryland, there were 425,247 confirmed cases of the virus and 8,258 deaths.
According to the state Department of Health, 393,822 Montgomery County residents (37.5%) are at least partially vaccinated, and 242,889 (23.1%) are fully vaccinated.
In Maryland, approximately 2 million people (33.8%) are partially vaccinated and 1.3 million (21.9%) are fully vaccinated.