Gov. Larry Hogan announced the second coronavirus-related death in Maryland Friday evening.
The patient was a Baltimore County resident in his sixties who suffered from underlying medical conditions.
Hogan said in a statement:
“A second Marylander has lost his life as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On behalf of our entire state, we send our heartfelt condolences to his family and to all those who loved him.
“As the number of positive cases in Maryland continues to dramatically rise, we need everyone to take this seriously. This is a public health crisis like nothing we have ever faced before—we are all in this together, and we will get through this together.”
A second Marylander has lost his life as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On behalf of our entire state, we send our heartfelt condolences to his family and to all those who loved him: pic.twitter.com/iq8nIqZBak
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) March 20, 2020
Earlier today Gov. Hogan released a statement summarized in this MyMCMedia post, “First Infant and Teenager Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed in Maryland“.