65K Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus In MD: Health Department
Elizabeth Janney
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MARYLAND — About 400 people tested positive for the coronavirus in the past day in Maryland, where approximately 8,400 negative test results were also reported. There are 65,007 confirmed cases of the virus in the state, the Maryland Department of Health said Tuesday.
Nearly half of the state's coronavirus cases are in Prince George's and Montgomery counties alone. They account for 49.66 percent of the total, while Baltimore County and Baltimore City contain 22.74 percent of the coronavirus cases in Maryland.
"Baltimore City leads large jurisdictions with 9.3% of its population tested," Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement Tuesday, commending Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young and Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa "for their efforts to prioritize testing."
The Maryland Department of Health set up a high-volume testing site last week at the Baltimore Convention Center, and there are more than 170 locations statewide where people can get tested for the virus.
The positivity rate in the state is 5.06 percent on a rolling, seven-day average, according to state officials.
Courtesy of Maryland Department of Health.
Of those who have the virus, 561 people in Maryland are hospitalized, including 212 in the ICU, officials said Tuesday. Both numbers are down from the previous day.
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