Coronavirus Latest: More Than 14.7K Cases Reported In Maryland, Up 582 Since Tuesday
ANNAPOLIS (WJZ) -- Maryland's number of coronavirus cases went up again overnight into Wednesday, and now nearly 14,800 people have tested positive and 631 people have died, more than Washington, D.C. and Virginia combined.
According to the state health department, there are now 14,775 cases of COVID-19 in the state and 631 people have died from the virus, along with 67 probable deaths reported.
More than 61,500 people have tested negative, and of the 3,325 people ever hospitalized over the span of the virus, 981 have been released from isolation. There are currently 1,432 people hospitalized, with 905 in acute care and 527 in intensive care.
Gov. Larry Hogan has long been concerned about hospitals being able to keep up with a surge in patients, but the opening of the field hospital at the convention center this weekend may bring some relief.
Gov. Hogan announced Wednesday a partnership with a University-based research firm to quadruple its contact tracing.
Instead of 250 contact tracers, the state will now have as many as 1,000 and the information will be monitored on a new platform called COVID Link.
Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County and Baltimore City are in the top five jurisdictions in the state with the most cases of the virus.
But the 21215 ZIP code remains at the top for the number of cases, with 282 cases.
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Here is a breakdown of cases, deaths and probable deaths by county:
Allegany: 58 (3)
AA: 1,190, (49) 7*
Balt City: 1,602, (58) 6*
Balt County: 2,012, (58) 9*
Calvert: 118, (5)
Caroline: 41
Carroll: 344, (32)
Cecil: 134, (5)
Charles: 427, (29) 1*
Dorchester: 28, (1)
Frederick:658, (29) 6*
Garrett: 4
Harford:267, (2) 6*
Howard:592, (13) 1*
Kent:36, (1)
MoCo:2,868, (110) 16*
PG:3,875, (125) 7*
QA:31, (2)
St. Mary's:112, (3)
Somerset: 11
Talbot: 23, (1)
Wash: 127, (3)
Wicomico: 183, (2)
Worcester: 34
Data not available: (100) 8*
Here is a breakdown by age and gender:
0-9: 132
10-19: 337
20-29: 1,595 (2)
30-39: 2,415 (12) 1*
40-49: 2,611 (12) 1*
50-59: 2,805 (39) 5*
60-69: 2,156 (90) 8*
70-79: 1,512 (150) 10*
80+: 1,212 (228) 34*
Data not available: (98) 8*
Female: 7,954 (292) 41* Male: 6,821 (339) 26*
Here is a breakdown by race and ethnicity:
African-American (NH): 5,540 (289) 19*
Asian (NH): 304, (21) 1*
White (NH): 3,476, (234) 38*
Other (NH): 571, (10)
Data not available: 2,851, (8) 9*
For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Department's website or call 211. You can find all of WJZ's coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.
