The COVID-19 positivity rate is nearing 30% in Howard County. Reported on January 2nd (for January 1st) the positivity rate is 29.49% in Howard County and 26.09% across the state of Maryland.

You can see this chart here: https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/

The dataset for local Positivity Rate has not been updated since December 4th…but here is what I was able to pull from the chart on the Maryland Department of Health dashboard for Positivity Rates for Howard County over the past 14 days:

• Jan 1, 2022: 29.49%
• Dec 31, 2021: 27.83%
• Dec 30, 2021: 24.77%
• Dec 29, 2021: 19.47%
• Dec 28, 2021: 17.82%
• Dec 27, 2021: 16.01%
• Dec 26, 2021: 14.47%
• Dec 25, 2021: 14.60%
• Dec 24, 2021: 13.77%
• Dec 23, 2021: 12.58%
• Dec 22, 2021: 11.93%
• Dec 21, 2021: 11.38%
• Dec 20, 2021: 10.52%
• Dec 19, 2021: 9.72%

In two weeks Positivity Rate has gone from below 10% to almost 30%. That is a pretty big jump over 14 days.

Here is a look at the number of new COVID-19 cases in Howard County since December 1, 2021:

December 30th remains the all time high number of new cases in one day (1,103 new cases that day in Howard County).

I will continue to track the local data released by the state or county.

Scott E