Key points for today
• Maryland had its largest one-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases as the state reported 1,784 new cases in the last 24 hours.
• The previous record had been set on May 1, when the state added 1,730 cases.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 41,546.
• Kent County has 144 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of four in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 1,963 deaths, 60 were in the last 24 hours; another 118 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.
The chart below is scrollable and sortable.
Sources: State and local health departments, Johns Hopkins University.
The Spy updates this chart between 2 and 3 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m. Hopkins updates its map data throughout the day.
Nursing home data is updated weekly on Wednesdays.
If county and state data conflict, county data is reported.
* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.
** See related story here.
Additional information
• There currently are 1,421 people hospitalized — 884 in acute care and 537 in intensive care. The number of patients currently hospitalized dropped by 26 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 41,546 cases, 7,199 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment.
• Maryland says 2,868 patients have been released from isolation, including 51 in the last 24 hours.
• The state reports 167,112 negative test results, including 5,368 in the last 24 hours.
The graphs below are from coronavirus.maryland.gov and show the trends for cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Matthew Daley says
The incidence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Kent County is stunning. An analysis of the situation would be much appreciated.
Beryl Smith says
Thanks for asking for what is on the minds of lots of other folks.
Marcia yeager says
There was a good article in the Kent County News last week that helps answer some questions.