Gov. Larry Hogan reports 580 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Maryland
For the third straight day, Maryland’s total confirmed cases of the coronavirus had reached a record-breaking amount, surpassing 100 new cases in a day for the first time. Gov. Larry
For the third straight day, Maryland’s total confirmed cases of the coronavirus had reached a record-breaking amount, surpassing 100 new cases in a day for the first time.
Gov. Larry Hogan gave the update on Thursday via Twitter and confirmed that there are now 580 cases of the coronavirus in Maryland.
He stated the state saw an increase of 157 new cases, a 37% increase from Wednesday.
As of right now, there are more than 1,200 confirmed cases in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C combined.
“We are only at the beginning of this crisis, in our state, in the National Capital Region, and in America,” Gov. Larry Hogan said in a statement. “As I have repeatedly stressed, we should continue to expect the number of cases to dramatically and rapidly rise.”
In his statement, Hogan referred the 42,000 Marylanders who for unemployment last week.
“Today, we are also seeing an unprecedented increase in the number of Marylanders filing for unemployment,” Hogan said. “We are going to do everything we can to help people and small businesses get back on their feet.”
