MD Coronavirus: More Than 20K Test Positive, 929 Deaths Reported

MARYLAND — The Maryland Department of Health reported 626 new cases of novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the confirmed total to 20,113.

Officials said 929 people in Maryland have died from the new coronavirus as of Tuesday morning, with test results pending for an additional 87 people whose deaths were attributed to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

The death toll has increased by 71 since Monday's report. It has risen by more than 100 over the past two days and 200 in the past four days.

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Negative test results total 87,672 in Maryland as of Tuesday morning, according to authorities.

Currently, 1,528 people in Maryland are hospitalized with the virus, including 551 in intensive care (ICU), state health officials reported Tuesday morning. So far officials say 1,295 coronavirus patients have been released from isolation.

Before the state can begin easing restrictions, Gov. Larry Hogan said hospitalizations, ICU patients and deaths from the illness must trend down over a 14-day period. The governor also said he has ordered state health officials to release coronavirus data from nursing homes, and those numbers were provided by Tuesday evening.

Coronavirus In The Correctional System

Maryland's prison system — which has released its latest coronavirus numbers — reported 217 confirmed cases at its facilities as of Sunday: 157 uniformed officers, 10 non-uniformed staff and 50 inmates.

Based on the latest figures, Jessup Correctional Institution has the highest number of confirmed cases with 52, including one inmate who died from the disease April 11 and a second who died April 27.

COVID-19 in Maryland: A Snapshot

Here is a look at Maryland's coronavirus numbers as of Tuesday, April 28:

Case Count By ZIP Code

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

• 537 cases — ZIP code 20783 (Prince George's County)
• 388 cases — ZIP code 20906 (Montgomery County)
• 352 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Montgomery County)
• 345 cases — ZIP code 20706 (Prince George's County)
• 343 cases — ZIP code 21215 (Baltimore/Baltimore City)
• 336 cases — ZIP code 20902 (Montgomery County)
• 296 cases — ZIP code 20784 (Prince George's County)
• 265 cases — ZIP code 20785 (Prince George's County)
• 249 cases — ZIP code 20782 (Prince George's County)
• 239 cases — ZIP code 21228 (Baltimore County)

Maryland Coronavirus Cases By Jurisdiction

Maryland Coronavirus Cases By Age And Gender

Maryland Coronavirus Cases By Race And Ethnicity

Testing Sites Across The State

The Maryland Department of Health and local health departments have opened testing sites at these locations, which require a doctor's order and an appointment:

• Annapolis — Parole Health Center
• Anne Arundel County — Glen Burnie VEIP station
• Baltimore City — Clifton Park
• Baltimore City — Pimlico Race Course
• Baltimore City — Rawlings Conservatory at Druid Hill Park
• Baltimore County — Liberty Family Resource Center in Randallstown
• Baltimore County — Owings Mills VEIP station
• Baltimore County — Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium
• Calvert County — Prince Frederick
• Charles County — Waldorf VEIP Station
• Harford County — Forest Hill VEIP Station
• Montgomery County —Upcounty Regional Services Center in Germantown
• Montgomery County — Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center
• Montgomery County — White Oak VEIP Station
• Prince George's County — FedEx Field in Landover

COVID-19 Symptoms

Symptoms of the new coronavirus can appear two to 14 days after exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which lists the following as possible indicators of the illness: fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell.

Health officials say most people with the virus will experience mild symptoms and can recover at home. People should call 911 and seek immediate medical attention if they have trouble breathing, bluish lips or face, new confusion or inability to arouse and/or persistent pain or pressure in the chest.

See Also:

• MD Reopening Could Start In Early May, Hogan Says: Coronavirus
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• MD Prisons Free More Than 2,000 Inmates To Slow Coronavirus Spread
  
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