Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics
Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 13,124 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is a 1.2% increase from the 12,968 cases reported Tuesday.
Since the first case in March, 633 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of five deaths since Tuesday, according to the health department. The number of probable deaths is 39.
Today, @MDHealthDept reports 59,465 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Maryland.
The statewide positivity rate is now 7.24%.
Maryland has 2,719 deaths, 325,177 negative tests and 4,310 patients have been released from isolation.https://t.co/9LEHaSUTeh pic.twitter.com/3QM8M727rF
— Maryland Department of Health (@MDHealthDept) June 10, 2020
Montgomery County has seen more deaths due to COVID-19 than any other jurisdiction in the state. Prince George’s has lost 590 residents, the second-highest number in the state.
The positivity rate of 9.53%, reported Wednesday by the state health department, is the third-highest in the state, behind Prince George’s at 11.44% and Kent at 9.88%. The state calculates the positivity rate using the average rate for seven days. Montgomery County on Tuesday reported a positivity rate of 9.6% based on a rolling three-day average.
Maryland COVID-19 Statistics
As of Wednesday morning, there were 59,465 confirmed cases throughout the state. That is a 0.95% increase of cases in the last 24 hours. COVID-19 has claimed the lives of 2,719 Marylanders, 33 in the last 24 hours.
Currently, 955 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19, which is 15 fewer than Tuesday. Of those patients, 379 are in intensive care, which is a decrease of seven since Tuesday.
There are fewer than one thousand Marylanders hospitalized with COVID-19 for the third day since April 9.
The state’s positivity rate has risen slightly, currently, it is 7.24%, which is a 0.09% increase since Tuesday.
A total of 17,214 cases and 1,123 deaths involve the state’s African American community. This is 8 additional deaths since Tuesday.
Here are the statewide statistics as of Wednesday morning. The first column is for the number of cases. The next column is the number of deaths, which is in parentheses. The second number in that column is the number of probable deaths.
Here is a look at Maryland's statewide coronavirus statistics as of Wednesday morning: pic.twitter.com/Z5tSP4OvBu
— Montgomery Community Media (@mymcmedia) June 10, 2020
