Maryland Department of Health reports 19 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Howard County and 190 cases in Maryland on March 21st

Maryland Department of Health is reporting 19 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Howard County (up 1 from yesterday) and 190 cases in Maryland (up 41 from yesterday) on March 21st. Here are the numbers by county:

• 68 in Montgomery County
• 36 in Prince George’s County
• 19 Howard County
• 19 in Baltimore County
• 15 Baltimore City
• 15 Anne Arundel County
• 5 in Harford County
• 4 Charles County
• 3 Carroll County
• 2 Wicomico County
• 1 Talbot County
• 1 Frederick County
• 1 Calvert County
• 1 Worcester County

Cases by Age Range:

• Under 18 : 3 (1.6%)
• 18-64 : 149 (78.4%)
• 65+ : 38 (20.0%)

Tracking the number of cases over time in Maryland and Howard County:

Two odd things on the report today…

1. Howard County is reporting 20 cases where the state is only reporting 19. So is the real number 191 today? Not 100% sure.
2. Carroll County number yesterday was 4 cases…today it is 3 cases. Again…just odd that they went down by 1 case. I have not seen any indication as to why…but something for me to research when I have time.

Here is the site to keep an eye on in Howard County for updates: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Health/MM-Alerts-and-Recalls

Here is a site to watch for information on Maryland cases: https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/Pages/Novel-coronavirus.aspx.

The Washington Post has some interesting (albeit not totally up to date) tracking information for the DMV area (https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/local/dc-maryland-virginia-coronavirus-cases/?itid=lk_inline_manual_4)

This is a good site to keep up to date with the latest coronavirus announcements worldwide:  (Worldometer) https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ or (Johns Hopkins) https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.

Scott E