MD Coronavirus: Nearly 48 Percent Of Deaths Are In Nursing Homes

MARYLAND — A total of 20,849 people in Maryland have tested positive for the new coronavirus, state health officials reported Wednesday morning. That is an increase of 736 confirmed cases in the past day.

Negative test results total 90,080 in Maryland as of Wednesday morning, according to authorities.

Currently, 1,645 people in the state are hospitalized with the virus, including 585 in intensive care (ICU), according to the Maryland Department of Health. So far, authorities say 1,361 coronavirus patients have been released from isolation.

Officials said 985 Marylanders have died from the new coronavirus as of Wednesday morning, with test results pending for an additional 93 people whose deaths were attributed to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.

About 47.8 percent of those who have died from the virus in Maryland have been in congregate living facilities, according to newly released coronavirus data that covers nursing homes, assisted living and group homes with at least 10 occupants. As of Wednesday morning, 471 people in these types of facilities in Maryland have died from COVID-19, while 4,369 people have tested positive for the virus.

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Coronavirus in Maryland: A Snapshot

Here is a look at Maryland's coronavirus numbers as of Wednesday, April 29:

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Case Count By ZIP Code

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

• 563 cases — ZIP code 20783 (Prince George's County)
• 403 cases — ZIP code 20906 (Montgomery County)
• 365 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Montgomery County)
• 362 cases — ZIP code 20706 (Prince George's County)
• 346 cases — ZIP code 21215 (Baltimore/Baltimore City)
• 345 cases — ZIP code 20902 (Montgomery County)
• 313 cases — ZIP code 20784 (Prince George's County
• 280 cases — ZIP code 20782 (Prince George's County)
• 274 cases — ZIP code 20785 (Prince George's County)
• 255 cases — ZIP code 21228 (Baltimore County)

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. Both were men in their 60s with underlying health conditions who had been hospitalized with the virus for weeks.

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.

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