UpdatedMon, May 10, 2021 at 12:21 pm ET Reply To date, Maryland has reported 453,401 cases of COVID-19 and 3.06 percent seven-day average positivity rate. To keep numbers low, the state has ramped up promotion of a testing campaign and urges residents to work with contact tracing. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch) BALTIMORE, MD — Maryland's reported COVID-19 cases are at the lowest they've been since July 2020, according to new statewide health data released Monday. To keep numbers low, the state has ramped up promotion of a testing campaign and urges residents to work with contact tracing. The state's COVID-19 case rate per 100,000 also fell to 9.2 percent –dropping by 61 percent to its lowest level since October 2020.