There are 6,200,000 people living in Maryland.

1,178 people in Maryland had Covid in September 2021.

Use the two sentences above to answer the following questions. Do not look up additional data. Only use information from this page.

54. Based on the information above, what share of Maryland's population had Covid in September 2021? Show your calculation.

55. For the previous question, you may have calculated a percent or a fraction expressed with a decimal point. what is the percent with the percent symbol. Do not round up or down.

56. Two questions ago, you may have calculated a percent or a fraction expressed with a decimal point. what is the fraction expressed as with a decimal point. Do not round up or down.

57. "I choose the base _10,000__".

58. Show your calculation converting the Maryland Covid share to a rate with a base. Use the base you chose in the previous question.

59. interpret the result.