The Maryland Health Department has confirmed 3,609 cases of COVID-19 in the state.
SOFASTAII... IN MARYLAND THENUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES OFCOVI━19 CONTINUES TO RISE.RIGHT NOW THERE ARE ━THOUSAN━609 CASES IN THESTATE━ 484 MORE SINCEYESTERDAY.
67 PEOPLE HAVE DIFROM COVI━19.
AND MORE THAN2━ THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVETESTED NEGATIVE.
SIX BALTIMORECITY POLICE OFFICERS AND TWOCIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR COVI━19.
ANDMORE THAN 200 ARE OUT ONQUARANTINE....INCL UDING THOTHAT WORK IN THE SOUTHWESTDISTRICT, THAT DISTRICT ISTEMPORARILY CLOSED SINCEOFFICER WHO IS ASSIGNED THEIRALSO TESTED POSITIVE.
UNITSFROM OTHER DISTRICTS WILL BEUSED TO MAINTAIN COVERAGEUNTIL THE DISTRICT REOPENS.FIVE MORE PEOPLE AT NURSINGHOMES IN CARROLL COUNTY HAVEDIED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.FOUR AT PLEASANT VIEW NURSINGHOME IN MOUNT AIRY━ THEOTHER AT CARROLL LUTHERANVILLAGE.
THE CARROLL COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THEVICTIMS WERE A MAN IN HIS60'S, A MAN IN HIS 80'S, TWOWOMEN IN THEIR 80S, AND AWOMAN IN HER 90S ALL WIUNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBEROF DEATHS AT PLEASANT VIENURSING HOME TO 10.
THREE MORESTAFF MEMBERS HAVE TESTEDPOSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS THEREBRINGING THE TOTAL TO 27 STAFFAND 77 RESIDENTS TESTINPOSITIVE.
THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN5 ADDITIONAL POSITIVE CASES IRESIDENTS AT CARROLL LUTHERANVILLAGE.
GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAENACTED AN EMERGENCY ORDER TOPROTECT RESIDENTS AND STAFFMARYLAND NURSING HOMEFACILITIES AMID OUTBREAKS OFCOVI━19.
WMA━2 NEW ABBYISAACS EXPLAINS HOW THEY WIIMPACT RESIDENTS AND WORKERS.THESE DIRECTIVES HAVE TO DOWITH EXPEDITING TESTING ANDEXPANDING PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTREQUIREMENTS, BUT THEPRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATIONTTHAT REPRESENTS THE MAJORITYOF MARYLAND ASSISTED LIVINGFACITILITIES SAYS THEY WILL BENEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOWUNDER THE CURRENT EQUIPMENTSHORTAGES.
TAKE VO TODAY,GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN ISSUEDTHE EMERGENCY ORDERS TOFURTHER PROTECT SOME OF THEMOST VULNERABLE MARYLANDERS,ABOVE AGE 60 WITH UNDERLYINGHEALTH CONDITIONS ARE ATHIGHER RISK OF DYING FROM THEVIRUS.
HOGAN SAID THERE ARECURRENTLY CASES OR CLUSTERS OFCASES AT 81 NURSING HOMES ANDLON━TERM CARE FACILITIESACROSS THE STATE.
EFFECTIVEIMMEDIATELY, NEW DIRECTIVESREQUIRE ALL NURSING HOME STAFFWHO INTERACT WITH RESIDENTSWEAR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
HEALSO CALLED FOR EXPEDITEDTESTING THROUGH THE MARYLANDSTATE PUBLIC HEALTH LAB.
THEHEALTH FACILITIES ASSOCIATIONOF MARYLAND REPRESENTS THEMAJORITY OF PRESIDENT SAIDWHILE THE ORDERS ARE WELCOMED,SOME ARE GOING TO BE HARD TOFOLLOW THROUGH WITH BECAUSE OCURRENT SHORTAGES.
HOGAN ALSOORDERED FACILITIES MUSTDESIGNATE A UNIT OF STAFASSIGNED TO THE CARE FOR KNOWNOR SUSPECTED COVI━19 POSITIVERESIDENTS&.
AND THE FACILITIESMUST CREATE SEPARATEOBSERVATION AND ISOLATIONSAREAS FOR RESIDENTS& SOMETHINGHEALTH FACILITIES ASSOCIATIONOF MARYLAND PRESIDENT JOEDEMATTOS SAID IS ALREADY INPRACTICE.
LOOK LIV━ HOGANSAID A VIOLATION OF THIS ORDERWOULD RESULT IN A MISDEMEANOR,UP TO A YEAR BEHIND BARS ANDOR A 5000 FINE.
FOR WMA━2NEWS,DESPITE GOVERNOR LARRY H
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