Maryland now reporting over 700 cases of coronavirus

The State of Maryland now has 774 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) – an increase of 425 cases over the last three days.

There are now more than 1,500 confirmed cases in the National Capital Region – in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia – 4.5 times more than there were just one week ago.

“Over the last three days, the number of COVID-19 cases in Maryland has more than doubled. Cases in the National Capital Region have more than quadrupled over the last week alone. There is no timetable and no model that can tell us exactly how long this will last or how bad this is going to get,” Governor Hogan said in a statement. “The federal administration’s swift approval of our request for a Major Disaster Declaration will drive more resources to our coordinated response. As chairman of the National Governors Association, I will continue to press for additional federal resources, including a Title 32 designation for Maryland and all the states to fund National Guard missions.”

On Thursday, Governor Hogan announced that the state received a Major Disaster Declaration from the federal government in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

“Later today, I will convene conference calls with my full Cabinet and our Coronavirus Response Team of Maryland’s top doctors and public health experts to continue to address this crisis. I cannot stress this enough: Marylanders need to stay in place at home to help slow the spread of this deadly virus. Our state has already faced and overcome daunting challenges before, and we will do so again.”