Md. hospitalization at lowest level in 8 weeks; over 1,200 new Va. cases: coronavirus news
SALISBURY, Md.— Another weekend begins in coronavirus reality.
Maryland restaurants can seat patrons outside. Nail, tanning salons have reopened with restrictions. Stage two of reopening begins to take shape.
Delaware restaurants, gyms and other select businesses are operating at 30% capacity until June 15, when the state is set to enter its next phase.
That shift will increase capacity at various businesses to 60% and allow child care facilities to open to all Delaware families.
Capacities, timelines, limits, targets — quite a lot is changing, very frequently. It can be hard to keep up.
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This story will be updated throughout the day with the latest news from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia for June 6 and 7.
Hospitalizations decrease in Delaware
12:50 p.m., June 7
Delaware added under 100 cases Sunday afternoon, and the state's total remains under 10,000. Its southernmost county continues to carry over 40% of the state's cases — at 4,346 total COVID-19 cases recorded.
In Sussex County, 2,672 people have recovered from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, while 146 have now died. Two deaths were added to the county's death toll Sunday afternoon.
Statewide, 103 people are currently hospitalized. Nearly 400 have died, but 5,792 people have recovered in Delaware.
The state's positivity rate shakes out to about 14.4% — with 68,997 negative tests reported.
Maryland hospitalization at lowest level in over eight weeks
10:20 a.m., June 7
Maryland added just under 500 COVID-19 cases to its new total of 57,973 Sunday morning — but a much different metric is catching attention. Hospitalizations.
Maryland hospitalizations decreased by 56 over the past 24 hours. Now at 1,003, that number is the lowest level it's seen in roughly eight weeks. ICU patients make up 404, while 599 are in acute care.
A total of 9,546 people have been hospitalized in the state since the coronavirus pandemic began.
With a positivity rate continuing to decrease as testing increases, Maryland's is now at 7.6% — with 309,830 negative tests for the novel coronavirus.
There have been 2,625 deaths in the state, but 4,240 people have been released from previous isolation.
On the Lower Shore, just five new cases were added by Sunday morning — putting Wicomico at 977, Worcester at 235 and Somerset at 76. There have been 52 deaths reported on the shore due to this disease.
Virginia reports over 1,200 new cases Sunday
9 a.m., June 7
Virginia Department of Health added 1,284 COVID-19 cases to its total Sunday morning. That is the highest increase in the past week, which maintained an average increase near 700.
The state now reports 50,681 cases of the novel disease.
On the Eastern Shore, there were 17 additional cases Sunday, and another death reported in Northampton. Accomack now has 983 cases, while its neighbor has 255.
There have been over 5,000 hospitalizations in Virginia, while 1,472 people have died due to the coronavirus.
Sussex County adds 20 cases
2 p.m., June 6
Sussex County continues to have the most COVID-19 cases in the state, adding 20 to its total of 4,342 by Saturday afternoon. There have now been 144 deaths in the county, but 2,652 have recovered according to the health department.
Statewide, cases remain just below 10,000. Of the 9,845 — over 5,600 have recovered.
Currently, 117 people are hospitalized in Delaware. The death toll in Delaware is now 390.
The state has completed about 67,635 tests as of Saturday afternoon — shaking out to a positivity rate of about 14.5%.
Hospitalization in Maryland continues downward trend
10:30 a.m., June 6
Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore saw 10 additional COVID-19 cases reported — bringing Wicomico to 975, Worcester to 232, and Somerset resting at 76 for the past three days. Death and suspected coronavirus death in the lower tri-counties rose by 2, now totaling 52.
Statewide, cases rose by 712. Now the total ever-reported in Maryland rests at 57,482 cases, with a positivity rate now down to 8.4%.
Hospitalizations remain consistent, as the state reported a 24-hour decrease of 17 by Saturday morning. That brings the total currently hospitalized to 1,059 — 641 in acute care and 418 in intensive care units.
Maryland's death toll is now 2,616 — up 34 since Friday's report.
The state reports a 405,414 testing volume as of Saturday, with over 12,000 reported in 24 hours.
More statistics are available on the state health department's dashboard.
Eastern Shore Virginia sees another death, three new cases reported
9:15 a.m., June 6
Virginia's Eastern Shore saw small increases today as just three cases of COVID-19 were reported Saturday morning. One additional death, in Accomack County, was also reported.
The county nears 1,000, while its southern neighbor Northampton has 251.
Statewide, Virginia saw an increase of 865 — bringing the case total ever-recorded to 49,397. That number stands alongside 1,460 deaths as of Saturday morning.
The state has seen a plateau in its weekly average of new cases reported.
In Virginia, there have been 5,054 total hospitalizations, though VDH cautions the number under-represents that total.
Another in Salisbury Fire tests positive for COVID-19
6 p.m., June 5
In the earliest days of her bout as acting mayor, Julia Glanz ran Salisbury's Coronavirus Daily Update late Friday afternoon. There, the former city administrator announced an additional member of the Salisbury Fire Department has tested positive for COVID-19.
The fire and EMS department has transported 92 positive patients and a total of 386 people presenting with coronavirus symptoms.
Coronavirus: Salisbury Fire Department reports fifth case
The positive results came in Friday, according to Glanz, and the employee is experiencing symptoms like loss of taste and smell. But she said the employee, now quarantining, is not experiencing any severe symptoms.
The total of reported city workers testing positive was five as of May 26. This would mark the sixth reported case.