Maryland’s Average Positive Test Rate Decreases After 10-day Increase

10/7/20

By Marcus Dieterle, Baltimore Fishbowl

Coronavirus illustration, created at the CDC

After Maryland’s seven-day average positive coronavirus test rate increased for 10 consecutive days, it decreased slightly on Tuesday, state data show.

Over the last seven days, an average of 2.95 percent of the state’s COVID-19 tests have come back positive, down 0.07 percentage points from 3.02 percent on Monday.

The average positivity rate increased for 10 days since reaching 2.51 percent on Sept. 4.

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