Coronavirus Latest: More Than 19,000 COVID-19 Cases In Maryland, Hospitalizations Up
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- There are now more than 19,000 coronavirus cases and more than 800 deaths in Maryland, according to new state data released Monday morning.
According to the state health department, there are now 19,487 cases in the state, and 858 have died from the virus and 87 more probable deaths. That's an increase of 906 coronavirus cases.
More than 85,400 Marylanders have tested negative for the virus. Over 1,200 people have been released from isolation. Currently, 1,513 people are hospitalized as a result of the virus, up less than 100 people from Sunday.
Over 950 people are in acute care and 535 people are in intensive care.
There have been 4,101 people ever hospitalized for the virus in Maryland, state data shows.
A bright spot is that testing is on the rise: More than 8,000 people were tested in the past 24 hours.
"Our governor has done a great job in pulling people together. It's not Republican/Democrat. It's coming together to do what's right for our constituents," Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Maryland) said during a press conference in Baltimore Monday.
Baltimore City Mayor Jack Young cautioned, "We're not out of the woods yet" and urged people to continue social distancing.
Maryland officials continue to track zip code data around coronavirus and 20783 in Prince George's County is the zip code with the most cases in the state.
20783, 505 cases, Prince George's
20906, 360 cases, Montgomery
20904, 344 cases, Montgomery
21215, 337 cases, Baltimore/Baltimore City
20706, 332 cases, Prince George's
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Here's a breakdown of cases (and deaths) by county:
Allegany: 114 (4)
Anne Arundel: 1,544, (66) 8*
Baltimore City: 1,933, (82) 6*
Baltimore County: 2,548, (87) 11*
Calvert: 138, (7)
Caroline: 68
Carroll: 403, (37)
Cecil: 163, (5)
Charles: 529, (36) 1*
Dorchester: 51, (2)
Frederick: 865, (42) 6*
Garrett: 4
Harford: 352, (4) 7*
Howard: 778, (16) 1*
Kent: 70, (4)
MoCo: 3,843, (190) 20*
Prince George's: 5,263, (187) 11*
Queen Anne's: 54, (3)
St. Mary's: 144, (6)
Somerset: 19
Talbot: 34, (1)
Wash.: 181, (3)
Wicomico: 336, (5)
Worcester: 53
Here's a breakdown of cases (and deaths) by age:
0-9: 228
10-19: 490
20-29: 2,217 (5)
30-39: 3,264 (13) 1*
40-49: 3,436 (18) 2*
50-59: 3,556 (60) 5*
60-69: 2,758 (134) 11*
70-79: 1,916 (210) 12*
80+: 1,622 (345) 41*
Here's a breakdown of cases by race (deaths) across the state:
African-American (NH): 7,085 (353) 25*
Asian (NH): 384, (33) 2*
White (NH): 4,498, (328) 44*
Hispanic: 3,077 (56) 1*
Other (NH): 752, (16)
Data not available: 3,691, (72) 15*
Here's a breakdown of cases (and deaths) by gender:
Female: 10,460 (412) 51*
Male: 9,027 (446) 36*
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.
