Coronavirus illustration, created at the CDC
As Maryland prepares to lift its stay-at-home order later today, the state recorded its second largest number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care to date, while the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations continued to decline to its lowest point in the past 19 days, state data show.
At least 36,986 Marylanders have tested positive for COVID-19, while 145,840 have tested negative as of Friday morning, state officials said. The state’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 1,083, an increase of 3 percent, according to the Maryland Department of Health’s COVID-19 Case Map Dashboard.
Of the state’s total number of confirmed cases, 6,679 people who tested positive for COVID-19 were hospitalized at some point, including 1,496 who are currently hospitalized. Hospitalizations have not been below 1,500 since April 26.
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