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MD Coronavirus Cases Decline For Fourth Straight Day
Maryland's coronavirus cases have declined for the fourth day in a row, according to state data.
MARYLAND — Maryland recorded 710 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the state's health department said, marking the fourth consecutive day of declining numbers of confirmed daily infections.
Tuesday's increase brings the total number of cases to 91,854.
Meanwhile, seven more fatalities were reported, pushing the state's death toll to 3,396.
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The latest fatality count, however, does not include the 134 others whose deaths were linked to the virus, but never confirmed by a lab test. They are considered "probable deaths" — and will not be added to the official total until a lab can confirm the cause of death.
Of the 547 people hospitalized for the virus, 137 are in intensive care.
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More than a dozen COVID-19 testing sites in Maryland are closed Tuesday as Tropical Storm Isaias slams the Mid-Atlantic with heavy rain and high winds.
The one-day high-volume testing event Tuesday planned at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen has been postponed until Aug. 11. Testing at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium was canceled, as well, with tests shifted to Wednesday, according to officials.
Visit covidtest.maryland.gov for the latest testing site updates.
On Tuesday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland and six other states have banded together to form a first-of-its-kind coronavirus testing pact.
The bipartisan interstate pact — which involves Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Ohio — aims to expand access to rapid point-of-care antigen tests.
"By banding together, the states are demonstrating to private manufacturers that there is significant demand to scale up the production of these tests, which deliver results in 15-20 minutes," Hogan said in a statement. "With today's agreement, the states are in discussions with Becton Dickinson and Quidel — the U.S. manufacturers of antigen tests that have already been authorized by the FDA — to purchase 500,000 tests per state, for a total of three million tests."
Here's a closer look at Tuesday's coronavirus the numbers:
Note: Figures with an asterisk (*) are "probable deaths."
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By Age Range and Gender
By Race and Ethnicity
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