Coronavirus Latest: Maryland Sees Largest Single-Day Increase In Reported COVID-19 Deaths

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WJZ) -- There are now more than 17,000 coronavirus cases and nearly 800 deaths in Maryland, according to new data released Saturday morning.

According to the state health department, there are now 17,766 cases of COVID-19 in the state; 797 people have died from the virus while 78 more deaths are listed as probable. That's an increase of 1,150 coronavirus cases.

Coronavirus Latest: More Than 18.5K COVID-19 Cases, 827 Deaths Reported In Maryland

Seventy-four new deaths were reported in 24 hours, the largest single-day increase in the totals.

More than 71,000 Marylanders have tested negative for the virus. Over 1,100 people have been released from isolation. Currently, 1,408 people are hospitalized as a result of the virus. Nearly 900 people are in acute care and just over 530 are in intensive care.

The total number of hospitalizations throughout the course of this pandemic is 3,760.

Maryland officials continue to track zip code data around coronavirus and 20783 in Prince George's County is the zip code with the most cases in the state.

Top 10 zip codes with COVID-19 cases in Maryland:

• 20783, 417 cases, Prince George's
• 20904, 320 cases, Montgomery
• 21215, 320 cases, Baltimore/Baltimore County
• 20906, 319 cases, Montgomery
• 20706, 305 cases, Prince George's
• 20902, 287 cases, Montgomery
• 20784, 261 cases, Prince George's
• 20785, 238 cases, Prince George's
• 21228, 218 cases, Baltimore
• 20782, 217, Prince George's
• 20744, 216, Prince George's

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Maryland officials are also reporting probable deaths -- meaning the number of people that died from what doctors believe was the coronavirus, but the testing results are still pending. In the breakdown below, the probable deaths will be marked with an *asterisk.

Deaths have been reported in every Maryland county except: Caroline, Garrett, Somerset and Worcester.

Here's a breakdown of cases (and deaths) by county:

Allegany - 105 (3)
Anne Arundel - 1,430 (62) *8
Baltimore City - 1,791 (72) *6
Baltimore County - 2,387 (69) *10
Calvert - 130 (7)
Caroline - 61
Carroll - 384 (36)
Cecil - 146 (5)
Charles - 483 (34) *1
Dorchester - 38 (2)
Frederick - 814 (39) *6
Garrett - 4
Harford - 302 (4) *7
Howard - 686 (15) *1
Kent - 67 (3)
Montgomery - 4,483 (152) *19
Prince George's - 4,795 (162) *11
Queen Anne's - 52 (3)
St. Mary's - 124 (6)
Somerset - 14
Talbot - 28 (1)
Washington - 154 (3)
Wicomico - 242 (4)
Worcester - 46

Residential data is not available for 115 people who died and 9 probable deaths.

Here's a breakdown of cases by age (deaths) across the state:

0-9: 189
10-19: 441
20-29: 1,982 (4)
30-39: 2,963 (12) *1
40-49: 3,155 (18) *2
50-59: 3,288 (54) *5
60-69: 2,548 (113) *9
70-79: 1,776 (183) *12
80+: 1,434 (298) *40

Age data is not available (115) *9

Here's a breakdown of cases by race (deaths) across the state:

• African American: 6,314 (301) *23
• Asian: 344 (29) *2
• White: 4,020 (296) *44
• Hispanic: 2,574 (44)
• Other: 657 (10)

Racial demographics are not available for 3,857 patients and 117 dead and nine probable deaths.

Here's a breakdown of cases by gender (deaths) across the state: 

• Female: 9,498 (385) *45
• Male: 8,268 (412) *33

For the latest information on coronavirus go to the Maryland Health Department's website or call 211. You can find all of WJZ's coverage on coronavirus in Maryland here.

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