Key points for today
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 44,424, an increase of 893 in the last 24 hours.
• Cases in Talbot County remain at 73.
• Of the state’s 2,092 deaths, 47 were in the last 24 hours; another 115 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.
• There currently are 1,329 people hospitalized — 823 in acute care and 506 in intensive care. The number of hospitalized patients dropped by 45 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 44,424 cases, 7,634 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment.
• Maryland says 3,243 patients have been released from isolation, including 144 in the last 24 hours.
• The state reports 183,478 negative test results, including 6,776 in the last 24 hours.
The graph below shows the trends for cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.
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