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MD Coronavirus: More Than 1K Deaths Attributed To COVID-19

Nearly 900 people in the past day have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the Maryland Department of Health reported Thursday.

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More than 1,700 in Maryland are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus, state health officials said Thursday, April 30. Pictured, nurses work outside the room of a coronavirus patient at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital.
More than 1,700 in Maryland are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus, state health officials said Thursday, April 30. Pictured, nurses work outside the room of a coronavirus patient at MedStar St. Mary's Hospital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

MARYLAND — More than 1,000 people in Maryland have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, state health officials reported Thursday morning. The virus has taken the lives of 1,047 Marylanders, with test results pending from another 93 people for whom COVID-19 was listed as a cause of death on their death certificates, according to authorities.

With the addition of 893 new confirmed cases in the past day, the Maryland Department of Health is reporting 21,742 people in Maryland have tested positive for the virus, while 92,617 have tested negative.

Residents and staff at nursing homes and congregate living facilities account for nearly 22 percent of Maryland's coronavirus cases and more than 49 percent of its deaths, based on Thursday's data.

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Courtesy of Maryland Department of Health.

Statewide more than 1,700 people are currently hospitalized with the virus as of Thursday morning.

Officials say that 1,432 coronavirus patients in Maryland have been released from isolation since the pandemic began.

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Coronavirus in Maryland: A Snapshot

Here is a look at Maryland's coronavirus numbers as of Thursday, April 30:

Courtesy of Maryland Department of Health.
Table by Patch.

Case Count By ZIP Code

These are the ZIP codes with the highest coronavirus case counts in Maryland Thursday:

  • 602 cases — ZIP code 20783 (Prince George's County)
  • 424 cases — ZIP code 20906 (Montgomery County)
  • 386 cases — ZIP code 20706 (Prince George's County)
  • 379 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Montgomery County)
  • 363 cases — ZIP code 20902 (Montgomery County)
  • 359 cases — ZIP code 21215 (Baltimore/Baltimore City)
  • 330 cases — ZIP code 20784 (Prince George's County
  • 300 cases — ZIP code 20782 (Prince George's County)
  • 287 cases — ZIP code 20785 (Prince George's County)
  • 263 cases — ZIP code 21228 (Baltimore County)

Maryland Coronavirus Cases By Jurisdiction

Courtesy of Maryland Department of Health.

Maryland Coronavirus Cases By Age And Gender

Courtesy of Maryland Department of Health.

Maryland Coronavirus Cases By Race And Ethnicity

Courtesy of Maryland Department of Health.


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