(BALTIMORE, MD) More than 5,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Maryland.
Today, @MDHealthDept reports 239,362 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Maryland.
— Maryland Department of Health (@MDHealthDept) December 15, 2020
The statewide positivity rate is now 7.53%
Maryland has 5,039 deaths, 2,354,515 negative tests and 8,958 patients have been released from isolation.https://t.co/9LEHaSUTeh pic.twitter.com/dOb2DDkBRY
Records show, four people between the ages of 10 and 19 have died from COVID-19 in Maryland. One child under the age of 10 has died.
Governor Larry Hogan released a statement on the grim milestone Tuesday morning,
It is my sad duty to report that 5,000 Marylanders have now lost their lives to COVID-19. My full statement: pic.twitter.com/OjmPfQuAUy
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) December 15, 2020
Officials say, 1,799 people are currently hospitalized due to the virus.
According to data, 2,401 positive cases have been added in the past 24 hours.
On Monday, the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore City received their first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I’ve seen enough death and dying. It’s already hit my family, and I don’t want it to hit my household," says Shawn Hendricks, the first UMMS employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. pic.twitter.com/S83F6DzAAI
— Univ. of Maryland Medical Center (@UMMC) December 14, 2020
READ| Baltimore hospital gets vaccine, 5 workers inoculated
The governor held a briefing at 4 p.m. Tuesday in regard to the state's vaccination plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wRriW5b3DM&feature=youtu.be
