COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland positivity rate dips as state performs over 31,000 tests in 24 hours

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Saturday reported that the statewide COVID-19 positivity rate dipped slightly over the past 24 hours as the state performed the second-highest one-day number of tests to date. As of Saturday, there have been 89,365 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland ICU bed usage falls again as cases continue to spike

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that statewide ICU bed utilization decreased once again over the past 24 hours as confirmed cases continue to spike. As of Friday, there have been 88,346 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 1,196 cases since Thursday. […]

Dr. Gregory Branch, Baltimore County health director, tests positive for COVID-19

TOWSON, MD—Dr. Gregory Wm. Branch, the director of the Baltimore County Department of Health and Human Services, has tested positive for coronavirus. Dr. Branch was tested at a county clinic after he recently experienced a mild cough and throat irritation that affected his speech, according to The Baltimore Sun. “All of us in Baltimore County are praying for a full […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland ICU bed usage decreases, positivity rate dips

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday reported that statewide ICU bed utilization decreased over the past 24 hours and that the overall positivity rate dropped as well. As of Thursday, there have been 87,177 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 892 cases since […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland fatality rate analysis by age group

UPDATE 2: View the latest Maryland COVID-19 mortality rate by age group here. UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Wednesday reported that statewide ICU bed utilization decreased as hospitalizations rose over the past 24 hours. As of Wednesday, there have been 86,285 cases of novel coronavirus in […]

AG Frosh joins call for withdrawal of directive stripping CDC of control over coronavirus data

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday joined a multistate effort urging the Trump administration to withdraw its new reporting structure that prohibits hospitals from reporting COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and instead creates a system controlled by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The letter sent to HHS […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland hospitalizations rise, positivity rate dips

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Tuesday reported that statewide hospitalizations rose while the overall positivity rate dipped over the past 24 hours. As of Tuesday, there have been 85,524 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 648 cases since Monday. A total of 23,935 […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland ICU bed usage, hospitalizations drop as state sees another high-volume testing day

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Monday reported that statewide hospitalizations dipped as the state performed more than 23,000 tests over the past 24 hours. As of Monday, there have been 84,876 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 1,128 cases since Sunday. A total […]