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News COVID-19 News News Portal Highlights

Spy COVID-19 Daily Update May 8

May 8, 2020 by Spy Desk

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Key points for today

• The number of confirmed cases in Kent County remains at 98.

• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is 30,485, an increase of 1,111 in the last 24 hours.

• Of the state’s 1,453 deaths, 52 were in the last 24 hours; another 107 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.

The chart below is scrollable and sortable. Due to discrepancies in the numbers of deaths reported in Kent County, the per capita death rate for Kent County is based on the total deaths in facilities.

COVID-19 Statistics 5.8.2020

Confirmed CasesDaily ChangeTotal RecoveredCases within facilitiesPercent cases within facilitiesCases per 100k Pop.Total DeathsDeaths within facilitiesPercent deaths within facilitiesDeaths per 100k Pop.
Kent980N/A7475.51%505.60815-77.39
QA703N/A34.29%138.94000.00
Talbot584330155.99102.69
Caroline1024590306.27000.00
Dorchester925600288.14206.26
Mid-Shore42016N/A7718.33%243.93N/A15N/A
Cecil2259N/A6930.67%218.751417.14%13.61
Md.30,4851,111N/A6,26820.56%504.241,45380455.33%24.03
Del.6,1111722,288627.5621321.87
USA1,263,052-195,036384.8076,03223.16
World3,889,841-1,300,59250.02271,7323.49

Sources: State and local health departments, Johns Hopkins University.

The Spy updates this chart between 2 and 3 p.m. Statewide data is updated about 10 a.m. each day; counties may update data throughout the day until 5 p.m. Hopkins updates its map data throughout the day. Nursing home data is updated weekly on Wednesdays.

If county and state data conflict, county data is reported.

Additional information

• There currently are 1,674 people hospitalized — 1,103 in acute care and 571 in intensive care. The number of patients currently hospitalized dropped by 9 in the last 24 hours.

• Of the state’s 30,485 cases, 5,811 patients have been hospitalized for treatment.

• Maryland says 2,041 patients have been released from isolation, including 12 in the last 24 hours.

• The state reports 121,702 negative test results, including 2,476 in the last 24 hours.

• Benchmarks for the Maryland Roadmap to Recovery include a 14-day downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases, hospitalization rates (including ICU bed usage), and number of deaths.

The graphs below are from coronavirus.maryland.gov and show the trends for cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

The Spy Newspapers may periodically employ the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the clarity and accuracy of our content.

Filed Under: COVID-19, News Portal Highlights Tagged With: cases, coronavirus, Covid-19, deaths, Health

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  1. emily l Massey says

    May 8, 2020 at 3:12 PM

    co?If there are 15 deaths in a nursing home in Kent CO. bur 8 deaths are reported for kent county. Do that mean there are 23 deaths in kent

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