For weeks, Maryland’s largest nursing home chain has refused to disclose the number of coronavirus cases and deaths at its facilities. So has the Maryland Department of Health, which said release of such information would violate privacy laws.
Tonight, following yesterday’s order by Governor Larry Hogan requiring the disclosure of Covid-19 cases at nursing homes, the toll at FutureCare has emerged – 642 Covid-positive cases and 54 Covid-related deaths thus far.
Two weeks ago it was reported that FutureCare’s Lochearn facility, in northwest Baltimore, had the largest number of Covid-positive cases in the state – 120 residents and 41 staff.
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