Key points for today
• Talbot County cases remain at 109.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 65,007, an increase of 404 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 2,963 deaths, 18 were in the last 24 hours; another 129 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.
The Spy updates this chart between 2 and 3 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m. Hopkins updates its data throughout the day.
* Maryland and Cecil County report the total released from isolation.
** For Kent County deaths, The Spy reports its own tally based on the number of state-reported deaths within Kent County facilities and the number of non-facility deaths. For Queen Anne’s County deaths, The Spy reports the total deaths listed on the county’s website. There are discrepancies among state and county statistics concerning total deaths and facility deaths.
Key metrics
• The total number of patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 dropped below 600 for the first time since April 5. The high was 1,711 on April 30.
• There currently are 561 people hospitalized — 349 in acute care and 212 in intensive care. The total number of hospitalized patients decreased by 41 in the last 24 hours.
• The number of new cases and additional deaths per day also continues to decline.
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Additional information
• Of the 10360 patients tested on June 22, 4.89% tested positive for COVID-19; the 7-day average positivity rate was 5.06%.
• A total of 583,091 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in Maryland. The state reports 418,528 total negative test results, including 8,406 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 65,007 cases, 10,611 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment; 4,797 have been released from isolation.
The graph below shows the total cases, total ever hospitalized, and total deaths statewide.
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