Coronavirus In Maryland: COVID-19 Cases Near 38K, Hospitalizations Remain Flat

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland has now seen nearly 38,000 cases of the coronavirus, state officials said Saturday morning.

The latest data released Saturday shows Maryland has seen 37,968 confirmed cases of COVID-19, up 982 from Friday.

In total, 1,842 deaths have been confirmed to be due to COVID-19 and another 115 are believed to have been caused by the virus.

The number of hospitalizations now sits at 1,500, with 902 patients in acute care and 598 in intensive care. Just over 2,800 people have been released from isolation and 6,755 have been hospitalized at some point.

Of the top ten ZIP codes with the highest number of confirmed cases, eight are in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. The remaining two are in Baltimore City and Baltimore County.

On Friday, the state reported just under 37,000 total cases of COVID-19 and 1,496 hospitalizations. The number of intensive care patients increased to 598 and the number of deaths reached 1,792.

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Here's a breakdown of the number of cases by county (probable deaths are listed with an asterisk):

Here's how the cases break down by age and gender:

Here's how the cases break down by race and ethnicity:

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