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Sunday, March 08, 2020

Governor Hogan Announces Two Additional Cases of Coronavirus in Maryland

Will Hold a Press Conference to Provide Updates, Sign Emergency Legislation Tomorrow at 3:30 P.M.

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that state officials have identified two additional positive cases of novel coronavirus in the State of Maryland. The state now has five total confirmed cases, and 62 negative tests for COVID-19.
  • One woman, a Harford County resident in her 80s, contracted the virus while traveling overseas and is currently hospitalized.
  • One man, a Montgomery County resident in his 60s, contracted the virus while traveling overseas, and was briefly hospitalized.
In both cases, there appear to be no major concerns over exposure risk to the community and there is no connection to the previous positive cases.

“Our state health department team has been working seamlessly with local health departments, and our emergency management teams are engaged with our local and federal partners to limit the spread of COVID-19,” said Governor Hogan. “We continue to hope for the best, and actively plan for the worst. I encourage all Marylanders to remain calm, but to take this seriously and continue to stay informed. We will provide additional updates tomorrow as more information becomes available.”

The Maryland Health Department (MDH) has notified county health officials. The governor's office has notified Harford County Executive Barry Glassman and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich.

Continuing his coordination with federal officials, Governor Hogan spoke to Vice President Pence last night, and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar this afternoon.

Governor Hogan will hold a press conference tomorrow, Monday, March 9, at 3:30 p.m. in Annapolis to provide an update to Marylanders. At that time, he will be joined by House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson to sign emergency legislation granting the governor the authority to use the state's rainy day fund to mobilize additional resources.

“We continue to monitor the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19,” said MDH Deputy Secretary for Public Health Fran Phillips. “As we learn more, Marylanders are encouraged to practice everyday actions to promote good health and to protect yourself and your loved ones from respiratory viruses — wash your hands thoroughly, cover your cough, and avoid close contact with people who are sick. Stay home from work and school if you’re not feeling well. People over 60 should stay home as much as possible, and follow CDC guidance regarding travel.”

Maryland is currently operating under a state of emergency, and the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) has elevated its state response activation level. At the governor’s direction, state agencies have ramped up response and preparedness efforts across all levels of government. He has also issued a directive requiring state health carriers to waive all cost-sharing regarding testing for COVID-19. Read the list of ongoing state actions here.

Information and updates about COVID-19 in Maryland are available at health.maryland.gov/coronavirus.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Overseas where?

Anonymous said...

Obviously walls are racist.

Anonymous said...

Bunch of sissies afraid of big bad coronavirus.Once real men take over the rest of you can hide and play with your little girl dolls while we handle it.I can't believe that ANY of you can pass info along that real men will laugh at.Man up for God's sake.This is just a flu for heaven sakes.Are you all that big a bunch of breast feeding babies or are you just feeding into the media frenzy? Go sit in the corner while real men fix this problem.

Anonymous said...

Ted Cruz is in quarantine at home from possible infection.

Anonymous said...

One can not help feeling this virus is being overrated. In case you haven't noticed people with the virus or have died either are well in their age or have another medical situation that has weakened their immunity. Let's get some real data on this virus - people get the flu etc everday. Why is this one being reported constantly?

Anonymous said...

Real Men
The virus has a professed kill rate of 1.5% which is 300X the kill rate for non-weaponized influenza. Many people believe China’s experience is greater than 1.5%, even reports of 15% among weak populations.

Bottom line: this is a bioweapon

Get prepared

Annoy said...

7:59 they just like creating moral panic. People are now all of a sudden worried about basic cleanliness.

Anonymous said...

Wait till it come to the prison system, then what?

Anonymous said...

GOOD.

Anonymous said...

Hope Jake's wife doesn't get it in PRISON.

Annoy said...

They will just die due to lack of healthcare. 8th Amendment cruel and unusual punishment

Annoy said...

The prison employees are the ones who will suffer most as others begin to get sick and call out.

Anonymous said...

Lol

Anonymous said...

839. Please tell me how many people in the USA have died. Or are we just cowering because the MSM tells us we will die

Anonymous said...

I wouldn’t trust MSM for real information about a biological attack. Would you?