BALTIMORE, MD (WEAA) — According to data, coronavirus cases are rising again in Maryland.
As of Monday morning, Maryland Department of Health officials report an increase of 1,031 positive coronavirus cases since Sunday.
This is the sixth consecutive day health officials have reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases.
Today, @MDHealthDept reports 409,075 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Maryland.
— Maryland Department of Health (@MDHealthDept) March 29, 2021
The statewide positivity rate is now 4.99%.
Maryland has 8,075 deaths, 3,158,884 negative tests and 9,845 patients have been released from isolation.https://t.co/9LEHaSDimJ pic.twitter.com/D3JVZ7debq
Data shows, 69 more patients have been hospitalized due to the virus and nine more deaths have been reported.
Currently, Maryland is in Phase 2A of its vaccination distribution plan. Phase 2B of the plan starts Tuesday, March 30.
Recently, the state of Maryland eased many COVID-19 restrictions and capacity limits.
Maryland providers have administered 2,564,507 COVID-19 vaccines, and 37.9% of our age 18+ population has received a vaccine.
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) March 29, 2021
Phase 2B begins tomorrow. Pre-registration for our mass vaccination sites is now available for Marylanders in Phases 1, 2A, & 2B: https://t.co/MjHeoZ5E5J pic.twitter.com/fQ7hWPYyUw
