UPDATE: Click here for the latest, complete zip code reports.
Original story below…
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NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health reported on Wednesday that over 950 people have been released from isolation in Maryland during the COVID-19 pandemic, representing a glimmer of hope as the state continues to deal with the ongoing health crisis.
As of Wednesday morning, there were 14,775 COVID-19 cases in Maryland, an increase of 582 cases over the past 24 hours.
There have been 631 related deaths (an increase of 47 over the past 24 hours), 3,325 hospitalizations, 61,754 negative test results, and 981 individuals had been released from isolation.
Baltimore County has confirmed 2,012 COVID-19 cases and and 58 deaths while Harford County has confirmed 267 cases and 2 deaths (editor’s note: for the sake of accuracy, NottinghamMD.com is not including deaths categorized as “probable”).
Case breakdown by zip code in northeastern Baltimore County and southern Harford County…
- 21040 (Edgewood) – 46 cases
- 21047 (Fallston) – 9 cases
- 21057 (Glen Arm) – 0 cases
- 21085 (Joppa) – 18 cases
- 21087 (Kingsville) – 8 cases
- 21128 (Perry Hall) – 22 cases
- 21156 (Upper Falls) – 0 cases
- 21162 (White Marsh) – 0 cases
- 21206 (Overlea) – 141 cases
- 21220 (Middle River) – 61 cases
- 21221 (Essex) – 57 cases
- 21234 (Parkville/Carney) – 183 cases
- 21236 (Nottingham) – 60 cases
- 21237 (Rosedale) – 79 cases
In other good news, the U.S. has already passed the projected peak hospital resource use date (4/14) and the date of the projected peak in deaths per day (4/15), according to HealthData.org.
Additionally, new data indicates that the fatality rate from COVID-19 may be much lower than originally thought, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Governor Larry Hogan has not yet indicated when the state of Maryland will begin to reopen, despite the flattening curve. The governor will be holding a press conference at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.
[Chart via Tyler Fogarty]
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