Montgomery COVID-19 Cases Near 7,300, Maryland Cases Approach 35,000

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics

Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 7,283 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 153 cases from the 7,130 reported Tuesday.

According to the health department, 386 county residents have died form COVID-19. This is an increase of 13 deaths since Tuesday. The number of probable deaths is 36.

There have been 1,936 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 294 deaths in Montgomery County nursing homes and assisted living facilities according to the Maryland Department of Health numbers released Wednesday. The numbers include staff and residents of the facilities. The cases have increased by 28 percent and the deaths by 35 percent since Wednesday, May 6.

Maryland COVID-19 Statistics

As of Wednesday morning, there were 34,812 confirmed cases throughout the state. That is an increase of 751 in the last 24 hours. There were 1,694 deaths, an increase of 51.

In Maryland, 6,404 people have been hospitalized since the outbreak of COVID-19.

On Wednesday, 1,550 Marylanders are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, which is 13 fewer than Tuesday. Of the currently hospitalized patients,  572 are in intensive care. This is 18 fewer patients in ICU beds than Tuesday.

A total of 11,140 cases and 691 deaths involve the state’s African American community. That is 35 additional deaths since Tuesday.

There have been 7,538 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 995 deaths in nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout the state. This is a 21 percent increase in cases and a 26 percent increase in deaths since Wednesday, May 6. The number includes 5,329 cases and 983 deaths in residents.

Here are the statewide statistics as of Wednesday. The first column is for the number of cases. The next column is the number of deaths, which is in parentheses.

Age/Gender
0-9      | 635
10-19  | 1,238
20-29  | 4,517 (10)
30-39  | 6,236 (20)
40-49  | 6,282 (45)
50-59  | 5,898 (114)
60-69  | 4,394 (263)
70-79  | 2,912 (417)
80+     | 2,700 (744)
Data not available |  (81)

Female | 18,212 (838)
Male     | 16,600 (856)

Race/Ethnicity
African-American (NH)  | 11,140 (691)
Asian (NH)                         | 689 (58)
White (NH)                        | 7,367 (704)
Hispanic                             | 7,483 (133)
Other (NH)                        | 1,703 (23)
Data not available            | 6,430 (85)

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