MD Coronavirus: 10 Percent Of Patients Hospitalized, 584 Deaths

MARYLAND — Maryland has 14,193 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, state health officials reported Tuesday morning, an increase of 509 since Monday.

About 10 percent of those who have been diagnosed with the virus are currently hospitalized, according to new data the state began releasing Tuesday that showed how many people were still in the hospital due to the virus.

Officials said 1,433 people were currently hospitalized with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, and more than 3,100 people had ever been hospitalized from it.

Authorities reported 584 deaths in Maryland have been attributed to the virus, and 68 others also probably died from COVID-19, but lab results are pending, as of Tuesday morning. The number of deaths is up 68 from Monday, when it had increased by 30 from the day before. A spokeswoman for the governor said the state will begin providing the date of death from the virus, but the Maryland Department of Health has not done so as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.

These are the ZIP codes with the most coronavirus cases, according to Kata Hall, spokeswoman for the governor:

• 21215 — 273 cases (Baltimore/Baltimore City)
• 20783 — 258 cases (Prince George's County)
• 20904 — 246 cases (Montgomery County)
• 20906 — 241 cases (Montgomery County)
• 20706 — 238 cases (Prince George's County)
• 20902 — 213 cases (Montgomery County)
• 20785 — 187 cases (Prince George's County)
• 20784 — 186 cases (Prince George's County)
• 20772 — 182 cases (Prince George's County)
• 20744 — 180 cases (Prince George's County)

So far, the Maryland Department of Health is reporting 59,442 negative tests for the virus and 930 people have been released from isolation.

On Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan announced they had secured 500,000 test kits from South Korea to allow more people to get tested. The governor said he would like the state to perform 20,000 tests a day, if possible.

This week he anticipates releasing his plan for reopening the state, called "Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery," which he said would require an increase in testing capacity, expanding hospital surge capacity, developing a robust contact tracing operation and ramping up personal protective equipment supplies.

For the state to reopen, Hogan has also said Maryland would need 14 days of numbers trending down as far as hospitalizations, ICU admissions, acute care patients and deaths, in alignment with federal guidelines.

That data will be easier for the public to track, since the Maryland Department of Health released the number of current hospitalizations, acute care beds and ICU beds related to the virus Tuesday, data that it had previously not made available.

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In Maryland, a doctor's order is currently required to get tested.

The Maryland Department of Health has opened testing sites at these locations:

• Annapolis — Parole Health Center
• Anne Arundel County — Glen Burnie VEIP Station
• Baltimore City — Pimlico Race Course
• Baltimore County — Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium
• Charles County — Waldorf VEIP Station
• Harford County — Forest Hill VEIP Station
• Montgomery County — White Oak VEIP Station
• Prince George's County — FedEx Field in Landover

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To slow the transmission of the virus, face coverings are now required in retail establishments and on public transportation in Maryland.

Those who are younger than 9 years old don't have to wear them in retail environments but are encouraged to do so if they are older than 2.

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