Prince George's County has now had more COVID-19 cases than 20 states.

[elleng]

'On Tuesday, Prince George’s County – an affluent, metropolitan county bordering the nation’s capital – reported its 19,000th case of the coronavirus. That gives it a count higher than 20 states, despite having a smaller population than all but five of them.

Prince George’s is sometimes billed as the wealthiest Black county in America. It is, in fact, one of the Blackest – ranking among the 30 counties in the country with the highest population of Black residents. And it is, on average, wealthier than most of the U.S., with a median household income of $82,000; $20,000 higher than the national median of $62,000.'>>>

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/prince-georges-county-has-had-more-coronavirus-covid19-cases-than-20-states/65-f3e9e0c4-65d1-4b8c-bebd-f218aca10470?

[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. I would look at the red

On the more recent corona maps, closing in on Maryland. Every time I looked it got closer and closer.

It's only a matter of time.
Until the deaths go up.
Gov Hogan still wants to open up moar .

He's a republican market worshipping fool.

Time to buy non perishable foods again.
And stock up on what I can get. Before the shit hits.

[elleng]

2. Maryland reports fewer new confirmed coronavirus cases in June than April, May.

'With the state’s coronavirus pandemic entering its fifth calendar month Wednesday, Maryland saw fewer new confirmed infections of COVID-19 in June than in either April or May, according to state data.

State officials reported 359 new cases Wednesday, bringing Maryland to a total of 67,918 confirmed infections as of the first day of July. That’s 14,591 more cases than the state had June 1, compared to increases of 21,487 from April 1 to May 1 and 29,855 from May 1 to June 1.

Along with new cases, Maryland has seen declining rates in other prinicipal metrics such as deaths, hospitalizations and testing positivity rate over the past month.

“Here in Maryland, every one of our important metrics continues to trend in a positive direction,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said at Wednesday’s meeting of the Board of Public Works.

But the Republican governor urged caution over the Fourth of July weekend, saying: “This crisis is not behind us. We cannot afford to stop being vigilant and cautious.”

The state reported 15 more fatalities Wednesday, the sixth straight day with fewer than 20 deaths reported. Maryland’s 646 fatalities reported between June 1 and Wednesday are less than half of the 1,333 deaths reported during the month of May. In all, the virus has killed 3,077 of those with confirmed infections. . .

The World Health Organization recommends 14 straight days of positivity rates below 5% before governments begin easing virus-related restrictions; Maryland’s 4.72% rate reported Wednesday marked its sixth straight day below 5%.'>>>

https://www.baltimoresun.com/coronavirus/bs-md-coronavirus-cases-deaths-hospitalizations-20200701-jbbbyelzdzff5j7dcbuvz6gvpa-story.html

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. I look at what's happening

In Florida Arizona etc. And wonder how long until it comes roaring back to Maryland.

I know people from other state's hotspots do sometimes live in and visit Maryland.

I wish Hogan would do opening slower. Gyms and movie theaters are very high risk situations