Key points for today
• Total cases in Kent County remain at 178; deaths increased to 31.
• The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Maryland is now at 54,982, an increase of 807 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 2,519 deaths, 45 were in the last 24 hours; another 121 deaths in Maryland are likely due to the novel coronavirus.
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Congregate living facilities
• Data on the state’s congregate living facilities (nursing homes, assisted living facilities, state and local facilities, and group homes with 10 or more occupants) is updated weekly on Wednesdays.
• Congregate living facilities accounted for 55% of Maryland’s COVID-19 deaths and 19% of the cases.
• Statewide, there were 1,393 deaths and 10,958 cases in such facilities.
• In Kent County, COVID-19 outbreaks at such facilities accounted for 94% of deaths and 64% of cases.
• Among nursing, assisted living, and group homes, there were 1,386 deaths — 1,368 residents and 18 staff members — and 9,939 cases — 6,699 residents and 3,240 staffers.
• Among state and local facilities (such as detention centers, prisons and hospital centers), there were 7 deaths (all inmates) and 659 cases — 436 staffers, 185 inmates and 38 patients.
• On the Mid-Shore, the following facilities were affected:
Caroline County
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Denton
Resident Cases: 1
Dorchester County
Chesapeake Woods Center
Staff Cases: 1
Chesapeake Woods Center
Staff Cases: 3
Resident Cases: 5
Signature Healthcare at Mallard Bay
Staff Cases: 1
Dorchester County Detention Center
Staff Cases: 3
Eastern Shore Hospital Center
Staff Cases: 3
Kent County
Peak Healthcare Chestertown (Autumn Lake)
Staff Cases: 13
Resident Cases: 60
Resident Deaths: 17
The Resort at Chester Manor
Staff Cases: 10
Resident Cases: 34
Resident Deaths: 12
Queen Anne’s:
Corsica Hills Center
Staff Cases: 12
Resident Cases: 12
Resident Deaths: 3
Talbot:
Additional information
• Of those tested for COVID-19 on May 31, 8.11% tested positive; the 5-day rolling average was 10.77%.
• There currently are 1,109 people hospitalized — 638 in acute care and 471 in intensive care. The number of hospitalized patients decreased by 39 in the last 24 hours.
• Of the state’s 54,982 cases, 9,111 patients have ever been hospitalized for treatment.
• Maryland says 3,970 patients have been released from isolation, including 115 in the last 24 hours.
• The state reports 272,643 negative test results, including 11,003 in the last 24 hours.
The graph below shows the total cases, total ever hospitalized, and total deaths statewide.
J.M. Kramer says
I am looking at the Maryland Covid-19 dashboard and it says Kent County has 178 cases and 19 deaths. Why is this article reporting 31 deaths?
John Griep says
The state dashboard uses death certificate information for county of residence for the total deaths (19). But the state also says that Kent County has had 29 deaths in congregate living facilities.
Why the discrepancy?
Death certificate information typically is provided by the family and/or funeral home director and may not reflect the actual county in which the person was living at the time he/she contracted the COVID-19 that led to death.
The most obvious example is with nursing home residents. A family may decide to list Queen Anne’s County as the county of residence for a family member who had been a longtime QA’s resident but had lived in a Kent County nursing home for the past few months or even years.
We know this exact scenario has occurred based on statements from the Queen Anne’s County Health Department. And this is why the Queen Anne’s County numbers for that county’s total deaths are lower than the state numbers.
So how do we get 31?
The state says that Kent County has had 29 deaths in congregate living facilities. This data is updated weekly on Wednesdays.
Based on past reporting, we are aware of at least two deaths in Kent County of patients who were not nursing home residents.
That gives us 31 deaths (29+2). The true number may actually be a little higher, but that is the best available data we have at this time.