Key points for today
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is 23,472, an increase of 1,730 in the last 24 hours.
• Talbot County has 44 confirmed cases, with six reported in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 1,098 deaths, 51 were in the last 24 hours; another 94 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.
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COVID-19 Statistics 5.1.2020
| Confirmed Cases | Daily Change | Percent Change | Cases within facilities | Percent cases within facilities | Cases per 100k Pop. | Total Deaths | Deaths within facilities | Percent deaths within facilities | Deaths per 100k Pop. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 86 | 7 | 8.86% | 67 | 77.91% | 443.69 | 5 | 3 | 60.00% | 25.80 |
| QA | 54 | 3 | 5.88% | 3 | 5.56% | 107.18 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Talbot | 44 | 6 | 15.79% | 0 | 118.34 | 1 | 0 | 2.69 | ||
| Caroline | 77 | 1 | 1.32% | 0 | 231.20 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dorchester | 65 | 4 | 6.58% | 0 | 203.58 | 2 | 0 | 6.26 | ||
| Mid-Shore | 326 | 21 | 5.13% | 70 | 21.47% | 189.34 | 8 | 0 | 4.65 | |
| Cecil | 182 | 12 | 7.06% | 69 | 37.91% | 176.95 | 8 | 1 | 12.50% | 7.78 |
| Md. | 23,472 | 1,730 | 7.96% | 4,707 | 20.05% | 388.24 | 1,098 | 533 | 48.54% | 18.16 |
| Del. | 4,918 | 263 | 5.65% | 505.05 | 159 | 16.33 | ||||
| USA | 1,070,032 | - | - | 325.99 | 63,019 | 19.20 | ||||
| World | 3,276,373 | - | - | 42.13 | 233,998 | 3.01 |
Sources: State and local health departments, Johns Hopkins University.
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 map data throughout the day. If county and state data conflict, county data is reported.
Additional information
• There currently are 1,668 people hospitalized, a drop of 43 patients in the last 24 hours.
• Of those hospitalized, 1,100 are in acute care and 568 in intensive care.
• Of the state’s 23,472 confirmed cases, 4,718 have been hospitalized for treatment at some point.
• Maryland says 1,517 patients have been released from isolation, including 85 in the last 24 hours.
• The state reports 97,511 negative test results, including 4,894 in the last 24 hours.
• Benchmarks for the Maryland Roadmap to Recovery include a 14-day downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases, hospitalization rates (including ICU bed usage), and number of deaths.
The graphs below are from coronavirus.maryland.gov and show the trends for cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
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