Maryland Department of Health is reporting 142 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Howard County (up 25 from yesterday) and 1,985 cases in Maryland (up 325 from yesterday) on April 1st.
Here is the new daily update video from Scott E’s Blog on YouTube:
One correction – the increase for Howard County was 25 from yesterday (not 24 as stated in the video)
Notable items reported over the past 24 hours mentioned in the video:
(Image) Carroll County Health Department says three more residents of the Pleasant View Nursing Home have passed away due to Coronavirus: https://www.wbal.com/article/443983/53/3-more-residents-dead-in-covid-19-outbreak-at-mt-airy-nursing-home
(Image) Distribution of Chromebooks for use by students for distance learning will begin on Thursday, April 2nd: https://scotteblog.com/2020/04/01/distribution-of-chromebooks-from-hcpss-for-use-by-students-for-distance-learning-will-begin-on-april-2/
(Image) The Archdiocese of Baltimore has closed all churches to private prayer: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/churches-closed-in-maryland-not-virginia-after-governors-orders-74516
(Image) Gas prices are falling…but there is no where to go. As of Friday, the statewide average was $2.05, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic: https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-impacts-maryland-gas-prices-aaa-latest/?taid=5e83a4319a7fcd0001c49d51&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland
Number of Confirmed Cases: 1985
Number of negative test results: 17,233
Number of Deaths: 31
Hospitalizations: 522 ever hospitalized
Released From Isolation: 69
Cases by County:
| Anne Arundel | 158 |
| Baltimore City | 221 |
| Baltimore County | 289 |
| Calvert | 18 |
| Caroline | 4 |
| Carroll | 96 |
| Cecil | 16 |
| Charles | 56 |
| Dorchester | 1 |
| Frederick | 35 |
| Garrett | 3 |
| Harford | 34 |
| Howard | 142 |
| Kent | 3 |
| Montgomery | 447 |
| Prince George’s | 403 |
| Queen Anne’s | 7 |
| St. Mary’s | 19 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Talbot | 3 |
| Washington | 15 |
| Wicomico | 7 |
| Worcester | 4 |
Cases by Age Range and Gender:
| 0-9 | 6 |
| 10-19 | 39 |
| 20-29 | 252 |
| 30-39 | 345 |
| 40-49 | 372 |
| 50-59 | 396 |
| 60-69 | 309 |
| 70-79 | 187 |
| 80+ | 79 |
| Female: 1,016, Male: 969 | |
Here are important links with data on Coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers:
Here is a site to watch for information on Maryland cases: https://phpa.health.maryland.gov/Pages/Novel-coronavirus.aspx
Here is the site to keep an eye on in Howard County for updates: https://www.howardcountymd.gov/Departments/Health/MM-Alerts-and-Recalls
This is a good site to keep up to date with the latest coronavirus updates worldwide: (Worldometer) https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ or (Johns Hopkins) https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.
Scott E
