Nearly half of Maryland’s confirmed deaths from COVID-19 involved nursing homes and other congregate living facilities, state data shows.

A total of 985 Marylanders have died from COVID-19, with 56 additional deaths since Tuesday. Of those deaths, 471 occurred in nursing homes and other facilities, according to the Maryland Department of Health’s Maryland COVID-19 Case Map Dashboard.

There are also 93 Marylanders whose deaths are suspected to have been caused by coronavirus.

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