CASE COUNT OF COVID-19, FATALITIES INCREASE OVER WEEKEND

Maryland State health officials recorded more than 58-hundred new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.  The rate of positivity among Maryland residents jumped by almost two percent to 15-point-85 percent.  Hospitalizations now total 15-hundred-84, which has triggered a pandemic plan at hospitals.  The pandemic plan directs all hospitals to scale back non-emergency procedures and maximize bed space for COVID-19 patients.