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| Maryland coronavirus: Hogan confirms three cases in Montgomery County | Maryland coronavirus: Hogan confirms three cases in Montgomery County |
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| Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that three people from Montgomery County have been diagnosed with coronavirus: a husband and wife in their 70s and a woman who is in her 50s. | Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday that three people from Montgomery County have been diagnosed with coronavirus: a husband and wife in their 70s and a woman who is in her 50s. |
| So far, no cases have been diagnosed in Virginia or the District. | So far, no cases have been diagnosed in Virginia or the District. |
| “The state’s Public Health Laboratory in Baltimore has confirmed the first three positive cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland,” Hogan said in a statement. | “The state’s Public Health Laboratory in Baltimore has confirmed the first three positive cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland,” Hogan said in a statement. |
| He said all three patients contracted the virus while traveling overseas and are “in good condition.” They are quarantined in their homes in Montgomery County, a suburb of about 1 million people just outside Washington, D.C. | He said all three patients contracted the virus while traveling overseas and are “in good condition.” They are quarantined in their homes in Montgomery County, a suburb of about 1 million people just outside Washington, D.C. |
| “We have been actively preparing for this situation over the last several weeks across all levels of government,” Hogan said. “I encourage all Marylanders not to panic, but to take this seriously and to stay informed as we continue to provide updates.” | “We have been actively preparing for this situation over the last several weeks across all levels of government,” Hogan said. “I encourage all Marylanders not to panic, but to take this seriously and to stay informed as we continue to provide updates.” |
| See the latest live updates about the coronavirus here | See the latest live updates about the coronavirus here |
| As of Thursday afternoon, 31 Maryland residents had been tested for covid-19. Of those, 17 came back negative for the disease and 14 results were pending, according to the Maryland Department of Health website page tracking the virus. | As of Thursday afternoon, 31 Maryland residents had been tested for covid-19. Of those, 17 came back negative for the disease and 14 results were pending, according to the Maryland Department of Health website page tracking the virus. |
| Hogan announced the three confirmed cases Thursday evening. At a news conference at the State House in Annapolis, he said the state was well-prepared for the situation and urged residents to remain calm. | Hogan announced the three confirmed cases Thursday evening. At a news conference at the State House in Annapolis, he said the state was well-prepared for the situation and urged residents to remain calm. |
| “While today’s news may seem overwhelming, this is not a reason to panic,” Hogan said. “Marylanders should go to school and work, just as they normally do.” | “While today’s news may seem overwhelming, this is not a reason to panic,” Hogan said. “Marylanders should go to school and work, just as they normally do.” |
| Deputy public health secretary Fran Phillips said all three residents were able to bring themselves to be tested after realizing they had been exposed and had “flu-like” symptons, and none was seriously ill. | Deputy public health secretary Fran Phillips said all three residents were able to bring themselves to be tested after realizing they had been exposed and had “flu-like” symptons, and none was seriously ill. |
| The woman is not related to the couple, Phillips said. She said all three returned to Maryland from overseas travel on Feb. 20. The state received information about their situation this week, on Tuesday evening. The were tested Wednesday morning. Maryland received results Thursday. | |
| Phillips did not say where the three had been traveling overseas. | |
| The patients are not believed to have had any contact with school-aged children, she said. | |
| Twenty-one Virginia residents have been tested as of Thursday, including 18 that came back negative and three that are pending. None of the pending cases are in Northern Virginia. Eight D.C. residents have been tested, six came back negative and two are pending. | Twenty-one Virginia residents have been tested as of Thursday, including 18 that came back negative and three that are pending. None of the pending cases are in Northern Virginia. Eight D.C. residents have been tested, six came back negative and two are pending. |
| For weeks, elected officials in the region have been meeting with their public health departments, emergency management teams and top lieutenants in anticipation of what many said was the inevitability of confirmed cases of the airborne disease. | For weeks, elected officials in the region have been meeting with their public health departments, emergency management teams and top lieutenants in anticipation of what many said was the inevitability of confirmed cases of the airborne disease. |
| As medical professionals prepared for the possibility, they made sure they had plenty of masks and other personal protective equipment for first responders and others who would be on the front lines of caring for patients. | As medical professionals prepared for the possibility, they made sure they had plenty of masks and other personal protective equipment for first responders and others who would be on the front lines of caring for patients. |
| Mapping coronavirus cases in the U.S. and thorughout the world | Mapping coronavirus cases in the U.S. and thorughout the world |
| The Maryland General Assembly has fast-tracked a request from the governor to access $50 million from the state’s rainy day fund to deal with the coronavirus. The legislation moved to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. It will be considered by the full Senate Friday. | The Maryland General Assembly has fast-tracked a request from the governor to access $50 million from the state’s rainy day fund to deal with the coronavirus. The legislation moved to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. It will be considered by the full Senate Friday. |
| Hogan also submitted a supplemental budget request for fiscal 2021 that would allocate $10 million in emergency expenses to prepare for the coronavirus. Part of the spending would be used to purchase equipment for rapid diagnosis, additional staff for investigations, and providing services for quarantined individuals, including food and medicine. | Hogan also submitted a supplemental budget request for fiscal 2021 that would allocate $10 million in emergency expenses to prepare for the coronavirus. Part of the spending would be used to purchase equipment for rapid diagnosis, additional staff for investigations, and providing services for quarantined individuals, including food and medicine. |
| The state health department and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems have been coordinating activities on surge planning, including ambulance re-routing plans, suspension of voluntary hospital admissions and enhanced methods of medical monitoring for home-bound patients with mild to moderate symptoms. | The state health department and the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems have been coordinating activities on surge planning, including ambulance re-routing plans, suspension of voluntary hospital admissions and enhanced methods of medical monitoring for home-bound patients with mild to moderate symptoms. |
| How the virus spread in New York: From a man to his family. Then a neighbor. Then friends. | How the virus spread in New York: From a man to his family. Then a neighbor. Then friends. |
| “We want to thank the Governor and the Department of Health for their quick response and focus on these cases, and are ready to work together to confront this issue and make sure to align the best public response in a calm and collected manner,” House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said in a statement Thursday night. | “We want to thank the Governor and the Department of Health for their quick response and focus on these cases, and are ready to work together to confront this issue and make sure to align the best public response in a calm and collected manner,” House Speaker Adrienne Jones (D-Baltimore County) and Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) said in a statement Thursday night. |
| “We have the best health professionals in the world and have complete confidence in the ability of the medical community and the State and Local governments to work together to contain the effects of the COVID-19 virus.” | “We have the best health professionals in the world and have complete confidence in the ability of the medical community and the State and Local governments to work together to contain the effects of the COVID-19 virus.” |
| Anxiety about the global coronavirus outbreak has catapulted health care to the issue of most concern to more Maryland residents, according to a poll released late Wednesday. | Anxiety about the global coronavirus outbreak has catapulted health care to the issue of most concern to more Maryland residents, according to a poll released late Wednesday. |
| Since January, the number of residents who described health care as their top concern tripled to 17 percent, the Gonzales Maryland Poll found. The figure was second to crime. | Since January, the number of residents who described health care as their top concern tripled to 17 percent, the Gonzales Maryland Poll found. The figure was second to crime. |
| Fears over the threat of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, fueled the change, pollster Patrick E. Gonzales said. | Fears over the threat of covid-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, fueled the change, pollster Patrick E. Gonzales said. |
| This is a developing story. It will be updated. | This is a developing story. It will be updated. |
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