Maryland Surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 Tests, State’s Coronavirus Hospitalizations Decrease

5/18/20

By Marcus Dieterle, Baltimore Fishbowl

Maryland has conducted more than 200,000 coronavirus tests, and about 20 percent those are coming back positive for COVID-19, state data show.

At least 39,762 Marylanders have tested positive for COVID-19, while 161,744 have tested negative as of Monday morning, according to the Maryland Department of Health’s COVID-19 Case Map Dashboard. The state’s total number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 958 since Sunday, an increase of about 2.5 percent.

A total of 1,903 Marylanders have died from COVID-19, with 27 additional deaths since Sunday. There are also 120 deaths suspected to be related to coronavirus.

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