Maryland Reports Largest Rise Yet In Coronavirus Cases, 4 Days After Reopening

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Last edited Tue May 19, 2020, 11:19 PM - Edit history (2)

...Maddow mentioned my state tonight, not a report I was looking forward to.

Link to tweet

The Maryland Department of Health reported 1,784 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, setting a new high mark four days after the state began reopening its economy. Maryland is now reporting 41,546 cases, including nearly 2,000 people who have died from the disease.

Along with the new positive tests, 5,368 people tested negative for the coronavirus in the 24 hours leading up to 10 a.m. ET — meaning roughly 25% of the 7,152 tests in that period resulted in positive diagnoses.

The spike in new cases comes more than two weeks after Maryland's previous high of 1,730 cases, The Baltimore Sun reported.

Maryland remains under a state of emergency. But as of Friday afternoon, retailers, hair salons and churches were allowed to reopen at 50% of their maximum occupancy under a "Safer at Home" policy.

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/19/858837518/maryland-reports-largest-rise-yet-in-coronavirus-cases-4-days-after-reopening

Link to tweet

Andy Slavitt @ASlavitt
Which states have ICU at 70% capacity?
-Maryland 82%
-Colorado 81%
-Rhode Island 80%
-DC 78%
-Nevada 76%
-Alabama 75%*
-Mississippi 73%
-Penn 72%
-Georgia 71%
-Tennessee 72%
-Florida 70%
-Louisiana 70%*
-W Virgina 70%

Only the * have rising case counts. (Md. obviously changed in the 24hrs. since this tweet)
11:59 PM · May 18, 2020·

[mucifer]

1. Oy what's gonna happen 2 weeks after opening?

[elleng]

2. Problems, and holiday weekend coming up.

People will be People, that's life (and death.)

(MY hair 'salon' is NOT open.)

[bigtree]

4. after Memorial Day weekend

...increasing cases, plus a regional spike, because of folks dispersing from a packed Ocean City beach.

We'll definitely see a rise, in part because of increased testing including for asymptomatic folks announced today.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. This has to scare the shit out of Cuomo.

Re-opening seems to be the Final Solution for Republicans. Except, they will come out of this on the short end of the stick.

[Blue_true]

6. Doesn't the NY Governor has an order requiring people to wear masks at all times

when in public? That should help immensely in holding down infections.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. It's the sheer numbers and the obvious contagion.

His numbers are going down, but this can change in a heartbeat...

[crickets]

5. Numbers for GA and FL are not necessarily reliable.

Both states have been playing data games; there's no telling what the real numbers are.