5.1 Percent Of State Has Been Tested For Coronavirus: MD Governor
Elizabeth Janney
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MARYLAND — More than 5 percent of Marylanders have been tested for the coronavirus, Gov. Larry Hogan reported Monday morning. Nearly 50,000 tests in the past week have come back negative for the virus statewide, according to data provided by state health authorities.
As of Monday morning, Hogan said 5.1 percent of all Marylanders have been tested for the virus.
Authorities said 255,403 people have tested negative for the virus in Maryland, an addition of 6,300 since Sunday.
Hospitalizations related to the coronavirus continue to decline across the state.
Statewide 1,174 people are hospitalized with the virus as of Monday morning, a decrease of nine patients compared with the day before, according to the Maryland Department of Health. Admissions stayed flat on the intensive care unit day-to-day, where 479 patients were being treated for the virus Monday.
Officials say 53,327 Marylanders have tested positive for the virus as of Monday morning, an increase of 549 in the past day.
Of the jurisdictions with the most confirmed cases, Hogan said more than 5 percent of residents have been tested; overall, he reported 5.1 percent of Marylanders have been tested for COVID-19, including more than 5 percent of residents in the four jurisdictions with the most confirmed cases:
The state's positivity rate for the coronavirus is 10.8 percent Monday, state health officials say.
Graphic courtesy of the Maryland Department of Health.
Officials say 2,431 Marylanders have died from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus; lab results are pending for 116 others as of Tuesday.
Since the first cases of the virus were confirmed March 5 in Maryland, authorities report it has put 8,886 people in the hospital, and 3,782 Marylanders have been released from isolation.
Maryland has reportedly deployed teams to conduct universal testing for nursing home residents and staff as well as workers at the state's two poultry processing plants.
Graph courtesy of the Maryland Department of Health.
Coronavirus Symptoms
Symptoms of the new coronavirus can appear two to 14 days after exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which lists the following as possible indicators of the illness: fever, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, muscle pain, 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. Older adults and people of any age with serious underlying medical conditions may be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19, according to the CDC.
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.
