Gov. Hogan on march 5, i held a press conference informing marylanders that we had confirmed the first three positive cases of coronavirus in maryland. In order to mobilize all state resources, i immediately declared a state of emergency. Since then, we have taken a series of bold, aggressive actions to successfully flatten the curve and avoid the nightmare scenario projected by Public Health experts. As of today, we have had 34,812 confirmed cases of covid19 in maryland. A total of 6404 have been hospitalized in the state. And tragically, 1694 marylanders have died from this disease. But together, our actions and sacrifices prevented hundreds of thousands of marylanders from being infected and saved the lives of thousands of our friends, neighbors, and family members. This Global Pandemic has caused and is continuing to cause great hardship for so many people, not just here in the state, but all across america and around the globe. For the victims and the families of those who contrac
Thank you for coming, i am joined by the woman to my right the commissioner of, judy and to her right department of Health Medical director doctor ed. Good to have you with us. Into my left superintendent col. Pat callahan. Director of the Department Office of homeland security, we will get right to the numbers and we have a lot of ground to cover. So you could please bear with us. Since our briefing yesterday, we have had 1982 new positive tests bringing our statewide total to 8825. In addition, we have lost another 27 precious souls of our fellow new jersey population to covid19 related complications. We have now lost a total of 108 precious lives. We mourn with these families and indeed with our entire state every precious life that has been lost. God rest their souls and as usual, judy will be giving you more color and the details of these both positive cases as well as General Information about the lives that we have lost. My thoughts indeed our thoughts are also with the women an
Medical director dr. Ed lipschiftz. Callahan. Director of the office of homeland security, jarrett with us. Well get right to the numbers and we have a lot of ground to cover. Yesterday, wefing new positive2 tests, bringing our statewide total to 8,825. Have lostn, we another 27 precious souls of our fellow new jersey population to covid19related complications. Have now lost a total of 108 precious lives. We mourn with these families and with our entire state, every precious life that has been lost. God rest their souls. Usual, judy will be giving you more color and the details of these both positive cases as informationral about the lives that we have lost. Indeed our and thoughts are also with the women hospitals working valiantly to save lives and i can only imagine the emotional on them, as well, when they lose a patient. Fact, it isnt easy on any of us. These arent abstract numbers. Are our neighbors, our family, our friends, all of us. This together and we together. But i reitera
Tests, bringing our statewide total to 8,825. Have lostn, we another 27 precious souls of our fellow new jersey population to covid19related complications. Have now lost a total of 108 precious lives. We mourn with these families and with our entire state, every precious life that has been lost. God rest their souls. Usual, judy will be giving you more color and the details of these both positive cases as informationral about the lives that we have lost. Indeed our and thoughts are also with the women hospitals working valiantly to save lives and i can only imagine the emotional on them, as well, when they lose a patient. Fact, it isnt easy on any of us. These arent abstract numbers. Are our neighbors, our family, our friends, all of us. This together and we together. But i reiterate, we have expected, with a very heavy heart, that this would take an increasing toll on our state. Terms of the lives lost, theyre lost, we cant bring is as stark athat reality as any of us have to face. An
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