Coronavirus illustration, created at the CDC
Nursing homes, assisted living facilities and group homes in Maryland have seen at least 191 additional resident die from COVID-19 in the past week, accounting for more than half of the state’s coronavirus-related deaths in that period, state data show.
A total of 1,694 Marylanders have died from COVID-19, with 51 additional deaths since Tuesday. There are also 115 deaths suspected to be related to coronavirus, according to the Maryland Department of Health’s COVID-19 Case Map Dashboard.
Since last Wednesday, health officials confirmed 356 deaths from coronavirus, with 191 of those being residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and group homes. One staff member at those facilities has also died in the past week, according to the congregate facility section of the dashboard, which is updated every Wednesday.
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