Maryland Department of Health reports 3,530 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Howard County and 88,346 cases in Maryland on July 31st. Maryland has 1,169 new cases and Howard County has 58 new cases of COVID-19 reported in the past 24 hours.
I am planning on a COVID-19 Weekly Chart update tomorrow. I would expect to see it around noon on Saturday (because I have to wait for the Howard County numbers and they are generally not out until and hour or more after the state numbers daily).
COVID-19 Statistics in Maryland
Number of confirmed cases : 88,346
Number of persons tested negative : 822,845
Total testing volume : 1,214,764
Number of confirmed deaths : 3,362
Number of probable deaths : 131
Currently hospitalized : 590
Acute care : 462
Intensive care : 128
Ever hospitalized : 12,593
Released from isolation : 5,689
Cases and Deaths Data Breakdown:
Parenthesis = Confirmed death, laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test result
Asterisk = Probable death, death certificate lists COVID-19 as the cause of death but not yet confirmed by a laboratory test
NH = Non-Hispanic
By County
| County | Cases | Deaths | |
| Allegany | 266 | (18) | |
| Anne Arundel | 6,770 | (208) | 8* |
| Baltimore City | 11,192 | (393) | 14* |
| Baltimore County | 11,818 | (525) | 22* |
| Calvert | 588 | (27) | 1* |
| Caroline | 423 | (3) | |
| Carroll | 1,449 | (114) | 2* |
| Cecil | 622 | (29) | 1* |
| Charles | 1,832 | (89) | 2* |
| Dorchester | 340 | (5) | |
| Frederick | 2,986 | (114) | 7* |
| Garrett | 45 | ||
| Harford | 1,750 | (64) | 3* |
| Howard | 3,530 | (100) | 6* |
| Kent | 232 | (22) | 1* |
| Montgomery | 17,568 | (750) | 39* |
| Prince George’s | 22,416 | (714) | 23* |
| Queen Anne’s | 383 | (24) | 1* |
| St. Mary’s | 896 | (52) | |
| Somerset | 119 | (3) | |
| Talbot | 340 | (4) | |
| Washington | 952 | (30) | |
| Wicomico | 1,279 | (44) | |
| Worcester | 550 | (17) | 1* |
| Data not available | (13) |
By Age Range and Gender
| Age/Gender | Cases | Deaths | |
| 0-9 | 2,943 | ||
| 10-19 | 5,434 | (1) | |
| 20-29 | 15,184 | (19) | 1* |
| 30-39 | 16,662 | (45) | 5* |
| 40-49 | 14,935 | (108) | 3* |
| 50-59 | 13,243 | (264) | 15* |
| 60-69 | 9,187 | (552) | 11* |
| 70-79 | 5,700 | (829) | 21* |
| 80+ | 5,058 | (1,534) | 75* |
| Data not available | (10) | ||
| Female | 46,409 | (1,651) | 68* |
| Male | 41,937 | (1,711) | 63* |
By Race and Ethnicity
| Race/Ethnicity | Cases | Deaths | |
| African-American (NH) | 27,055 | (1,375) | 49* |
| Asian (NH) | 1,657 | (127) | 6* |
| White (NH) | 19,364 | (1,422) | 67* |
| Hispanic | 21,593 | (389) | 9* |
| Other (NH) | 4,041 | (35) | |
| Data not available | 14,636 | (14) |
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.
I have a new spreadsheet for tracking some of the daily Maryland numbers and my weekly numbers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OVZO0oIaEC__KXZ9LwtnhawO1NhdqE78VJ9Hd5LCQ0k/edit?usp=sharing
Scott E
Note: Daily COVID-19 updates going forward will happen on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (unless something significant needs to be reported on the other days) during the week. Weekly weekend charts will continue to happen when there are significant items to review.
Look at the numbers by Race/Ethnicity. Odd that the Asian folks have the least cases and the least deaths?……not odd at all. Wearing a mask for them is not a political issue, it’s a public health issue. Many Asians wear masks during normal flu seasons, bad air quality days and high pollen days. The data doesn’t lie. Wear a mask folks! Wash your hands and stay out of crowded, indoor places.