Harford County Joins MD In One-Year Commemoration Of COVID-19

HARFORD COUNTY, MD — To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the state’s first confirmed cases of COVID-19, Maryland has declared a day of remembrance Friday, March 5. The state will honor the more than 7,700 Marylanders who have lost their lives during the pandemic with a ceremony, and buildings across Maryland will be lit up amber, including in Harford County.

County Executive Barry Glassman ordered the county administration building at 220 South Main Street in Bel Air to be illuminated amber Friday.

A twilight ceremony will be held at the State House on Friday evening, and the public can tune in virtually through a livestream.

“One year ago at this time, we could not have fathomed the toll that the pandemic would take on each and every one of us,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement. “On Friday, we will pause as a state to remember all those we have lost, and express our gratitude to the health care heroes and frontline workers whose many sacrifices have saved lives and kept us safe.”

An 86-year-old woman was the first Harford County resident to test positive for the virus, a case confirmed March 9, 2020, which was one of the first five cases reported in the state of Maryland.

The first death from COVID-19 in Harford County was reported April 17, identified by county officials as a 27-year-old man with underlying health conditions who had traveled to New York.

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