Every single one of the 92 COVID-19 deaths recorded in Maryland in June was among unvaccinated people.
Michael Ricci, director of communications for Gov Larry Hogan, announced the data on Twitter on Tuesday that no deaths linked to the virus occurred in partially or fully vaccinated residents.
Ricci also revealed that unvaccinated people accounted for 95 percent of total cases and 93 percent of hospitalizations in the state last month.
The data adds to a growing pile of evidence that the vaccines available in the U.S. are effective at preventing not only infection but also severe cases of COVID-19.
More than half, 56 percent, of Marylanders are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Maryland doled out around $2 million in a vaccine lottery program to help encourage residents to get vaccinated.
The state has recorded over 463,000 cases and just under 10,000 deaths since the pandemic first began in March 2020.
New cases in the state have decreased by over 90 percent since April 15, from over 1,000 a day to around 90 a day.
The data from Maryland matches the norm across the country.
In Wisconsin, for example, public health official announced at the end of June that 95 percent of deaths since March were among unvaccinated people.
Since the vaccine rollout got underway, and reached its peak around the U.S. in April, cases and deaths across the country have fallen.
Daily cases across the country have fallen by nearly 80 percent since April 15, from 70,000 a day on average to around 15,000 a day.
Across the U.S., unvaccinated Americans accounted for 99 percent of COVID-19 deaths recorded in May, according to an analysis by the Associated Press last month.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that 55.2 percent of Americans have received at least one
