2 Die In Baltimore County From Coronavirus: MD Health Officials

Perry Hall MD

08 April, 2020

6:01 PM

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BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Two Baltimore County residents were among 21 people in Maryland who died from the new coronavirus, state health officials reported Wednesday. Overall 124 deaths statewide have been linked to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, according to the Maryland Department of Health. A woman in her 60s and a man older than 80 are the latest Baltimore County residents whose lives were lost to the illness, officials said. In all, 13 Baltimore County residents have died from the virus as of Wednesday, April 8, according to state health authorities. State health officials provided this information about the deaths reported Wednesday, April 8: Baltimore County man over 80Baltimore County woman in her 60sAnne Arundel County man over 80Anne Arundel County man over 80Anne Arundel County woman over 80Anne Arundel County woman in her 60sBaltimore City woman in her 70sBaltimore City woman over 80Carroll County woman in her 50s Carroll County man in his 70sMontgomery County woman in her 60sMontgomery County man in his 60sMontgomery County man in his 70sMontgomery County woman over 80 years of ageMontgomery County man over 80 years of agePrince George's County man in his 70sPrince George's County man in his 70sPrince George's County woman in her 70sPrince George's County woman in her 70sPrince George's County man in his 50sTalbot County man in his 40sSo far there are 866 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Baltimore County and 5,529 cases statewide. The most cases are in Prince George's (1,310) and Montgomery (1,088) counties, with Baltimore County home to the third highest concentration of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state. Prince George's County has reported the most deaths with 32 so far from COVID-19, trailed by Montgomery County with 26, Carroll County with 18, Baltimore County with 13, Anne Arundel County with 11 and Baltimore City with 10. Other counties where people have died from the virus in Maryland include Frederick, with four deaths; Howard with three deaths; Calvert and Charles counties with two deaths each; and Cecil, Talbot and Wicomico, where one person died in each county. See Also: Maryland Coronavirus Cases Swell To 5,529; Officials Say 124 DeadMD Coronavirus Peak Estimate Released By Health Expert