Five Largest Maryland Jurisdictions have Tested Less than 10 Percent of Residents for Coronavirus

6/21/20

By Marcus Dieterle, Baltimore Fishbowl

Coronavirus illustration, created at the CDC

The five largest jurisdictions in Maryland have tested less than 10 percent of their populations, state data show.

Baltimore City leads the way with a total of 8.6 percent of residents tested for COVID-19. Meanwhile, 8.2 percent of Prince George’s County, 8 percent of Baltimore County, 7.4 percent of Montgomery County and 6 percent of Anne Arundel County residents have been tested.

Somerset County has tested 18.2 percent of its population, the greatest percentage of any of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions. Wicomico and Dorchester counties are the only other jurisdictions that have tested more than 10 percent of the populations, having both tested 10.2 percent.

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