Maryland officials on Tuesday reported 63 more deaths related to coronavirus, the second highest daily death total reported in the past seven months.
The state reported a record number of COVID-19 fatalities in the early months of the pandemic with 74 deaths reported on April 25 and another 74 reported on May 5.
After that peak, the number of coronavirus-related deaths declined, with the daily number of newly reported deaths remaining below 20 from late June through mid-November.
But over the past month and a half, COVID-19 deaths in Maryland have surged, with the state reporting 64 deaths on Dec. 16 — the highest daily death total in more than seven months since the state reported 70 deaths on May 12.
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