MARYLAND COVID CASES RISE

Maryland COVID-19 metrics continue to rise.  Health department data shows the state added nearly 500 new cases and eight additional deaths related to the virus.  Maryland’s seven-day positivity rate is also higher, stranding at over two-and-a-half-percent.  Hospitalizations increased by four, with 23 patients receiving intensive care.  Five children are hospitalized with the virus, including one in the ICU.