Nearly 5,500 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed In Baltimore County

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Nearly 5,500 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Baltimore County, where almost 300 have died from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, officials reported Tuesday.

Baltimore County is now testing residents without a doctor's order; however, people must call the county's COVID-19 hotline at 410-887-3816 to get an appointment.

Data released Tuesday shows that 297 people in Baltimore County have died from the virus, with test results pending for 15 others.

Officials say 5,498 people in Baltimore County have tested positive for the coronavirus.

One area in Baltimore County is on a list of top 10 ZIP codes with the highest coronavirus case counts in the state.

There are 831 confirmed cases of the virus in the 21224 ZIP code, which includes parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City. It has the 5th highest number of cases in one ZIP code in the state, after 20783, 20906, 20706 and 20902, all of which are in Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

These are the ZIP codes with the highest coronavirus case counts in Maryland Tuesday, according to Kata Hall, a spokeswoman for Gov. Larry Hogan:

• 1,715 cases — ZIP code 20783 (Prince George's County)
• 1,101 cases — ZIP code 20906 (Montgomery County)
• 933 cases — ZIP code 20706 (Prince George's County)
• 914 cases — ZIP code 20902 (Montgomery County)
• 831 cases — ZIP code 21224 (Baltimore City/Baltimore County)
• 821 cases — ZIP code 20784 (Prince George's County
• 781 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Montgomery County)
• 771 cases — ZIP code 20782 (Prince George's County)
• 681 cases — ZIP code 20737 (Prince George's County)
• 679 cases — ZIP code 20903 (Montgomery County)

Baltimore City as well as Montgomery and Prince George's counties remain under stay-at-home orders.

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski eased some restrictions Friday such as allowing retailers to open with a capacity of 10 people, including staff, but he encouraged residents to stay home as much as possible, to wear face coverings in public places, to telework when possible and to keep 6 feet of distance between one another to prevent the spread of the virus.

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