(Annapolis, MD) — The Maryland Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard reports 70 more fatalities related to the virus and its complications in the last 24-hour period.
The toatal number of deaths as a result of the pandemic now stands at 12,086 in the state.
The state positivity rate is 27.62% with an additional 57,527 new confirmed coronavirus cases.
Eighty-eight more patients are in state hospitals and many hospitals have deferred elective surgeries at this time.