STATE REVISES COVID-19 DATA

The Maryland Department of Health Vital Statistics Administration has revised the state’s COVID-19 data to include deaths that were not properly classified by medical certifiers over the past year. The VSA identified these deaths as COVID-19 deaths through an information reconciliation process, using other sources of data. There are 517 previously uncounted, confirmed cases with COVID-19 listed as the cause of death, and 21 probable cases. The updated data is reflected on the state’s COVID-19 dashboard, which can be found at www.coronavirus.maryland.gov.