If the coronavirus positivity rate continues to sharply increase among Marylanders under age 35 it could have serious consequences for the state’s economy, according to Maryland’s business leaders.

The positivity rate for Marylanders under age 35 is 6.33 percent, according to data released by the state’s Department of Health on Friday. That figure is 84 percent higher than that of Marylanders age 35 and over, whose positivity rate is 3.44 percent. The state’s overall positivity rate is 4.34 percent-a new low that comes as Maryland is already doing better than most states in the country at containing the spread of the virus.

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