The party’s host, who was showing signs of being sick at the time, later tested positive for the virus. So did eight guests. County officials, eager to keep the cluster from growing, dispatched disease tracers to try to learn who else might have been exposed to the virus at the party.
Public health experts say that college-town bars, nightclubs and corner taverns are becoming dangerous new hot spots for the coronavirus.
Some of the revelers who have flocked to Myrtle Beach since hotels and attractions began reopening in May, though, are going home with more than just the usual sunburns, hangovers and sand in their suitcases. They are bringing back the coronavirus.
COVID-19, the novel strain of the coronavirus that has sickened thousands across the globe, is spreading in Maryland.
CORONAVIRUS HEALTH AND SCIENCE
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On a day when the potential for gatherings celebrating the Fourth of July has prompted concern among state officials about the further spread of the coronavirus, Maryland reported 380 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and its lowest single-day positivity rate during the pandemic.
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Here's a daily round up of the coronavirus news in the state of Maryland.
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These are the confirmed Maryland cases of the novel coronavirus, the illness that causes the COVID-19 disease, confirmed by the Maryland Department of Health. The table and map below shows what has been reported by the state and updates at 10 a.m. each day.
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A young Orioles team has one reason and one reason alone to go forward with this season with COVID-19 going on: their careers are on the line.
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Friday’s workouts for the 45 players the Baltimore Orioles invited to camp featured staggered workouts for small groups of players and a host of new things behind the scenes at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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LIFE AT HOME AMID CORONAVIRUS
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A young Orioles team has one reason and one reason alone to go forward with this season with COVID-19 going on: their careers are on the line.
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Friday’s workouts for the 45 players the Baltimore Orioles invited to camp featured staggered workouts for small groups of players and a host of new things behind the scenes at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
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Steve Nicewarner is back at home, sleeping in the comfort of his own bed, after 31 days at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, fighting to beat the relentless coronavirus.
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Health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans' self-control that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak.
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As the Fourth of July holiday weekend begins, Maryland officials confirmed 538 new cases of the coronavirus Friday, the second straight day the figure has topped 500 after being under that total for two weeks.
MOMENTS OF HUMANITY
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A new coronavirus risk warning system launched this week by a consortium of public health groups gives Anne Arundel and Maryland a “yellow” danger level.
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In the face of cases reaching disheartening new highs, and as 13 states set single-day reporting records this week, health officials around the country have urged Americans to scale back their holiday plans.
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Those brave or brash enough to invite the past in through their screens are finding out, as class reunions unfold virtually on platforms like Zoom and Google Meet. Lingering confinement and unstable times have prompted gatherings beyond even the formal ones, some of which took place in recent weeks while others are planned for the summer.
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The coronavirus has severely constrained the ability of teams to work together to dismantle and analyze the carcasses of these whales in the Bay Area.
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Book drops have opened after months of closure and many branches recently started pick-up service. Now libraries are re-imagining their place in a pandemic world, even if they can’t look like the traditional gathering spots they were before.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
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The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting in Alabama and waiving some absentee ballot requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pen & Quill, a new American restaurant in Station North in Baltimore, will be shutting its doors after six years.
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As part of $413 million in budget cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the state Board of Public Works has scrapped plans to expand the Maryland attorney general’s office by adding a unit to prosecute street crime in Baltimore.
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Anne Arundel County’s positivity rate for coronavirus cases rose slightly on Thursday, climbing from 3.77% to 3.8%, as the county added 45 new cases and one new death.
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Since Wednesday, a dozen coronavirus cases were confirmed in the Carroll County community outside of living facilities like nursing homes, according to Carroll County Health Department data, signaling a modest uptick.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
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2012 GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is being treated for the coronavirus at an Atlanta-area hospital, according to a statement posted on his Twitter account Thursday.
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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday.
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Here’s everything we know about what will be happening as the Orioles open summer training camp at Camden Yards starting Friday.
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Howard County Recreation and Parks baseball and softball leagues are open for registration and are set to begin in late July.
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Residents and tenant advocates say they are bracing for a “tsunami” of evictions once court proceedings resume in Maryland and federal coronavirus aid evaporates.
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The specific conditions that enabled the awful explosion of the disease in New York City are not being replicated.
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U.S. employers added a substantial 4.8 million jobs in June, and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%, as the job market improved for a second straight month yet still remained far short of regaining the colossal losses it suffered this spring.
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According to research from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University, working-age adults, children and Black Americans will fall below the poverty line at the highest rates as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s economic effects.
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Food service workers are losing their jobs at the Miami Heat's arena and others because the coronavirus has left stadiums empty.
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just as quickly as Zoom became a household name for connecting work colleagues, church and school groups, friends, family, book clubs and others during stay-at-home lockdowns, it also gained a reputation for lax security as intrusive “videobombers” barged into private meetings or just spied on intimate conversations
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There is a growing recognition across party lines that Congress will need to spend more money, soon, to continue to prop up the U.S. economy during the coronavirus recession.
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Some of the revelers who have flocked to Myrtle Beach since hotels and attractions began reopening in May, though, are going home with more than just the usual sunburns, hangovers and sand in their suitcases. They are bringing back the coronavirus.
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The party’s host, who was showing signs of being sick at the time, later tested positive for the virus. So did eight guests. County officials, eager to keep the cluster from growing, dispatched disease tracers to try to learn who else might have been exposed to the virus at the party.
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How should you handle friends and family who think the COVID-19 pandemic is over
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Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry said students invited guests who tested positive for COVID-19 and put money in a pot and whoever got the virus first would get the cash.
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Baltimore City Recreation and Parks announced the opening this month of some swimming pools, athletic courts and playgrounds with new restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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With Thursday’s additions, the state has reported 68,423 confirmed infections and 3,086 deaths from the virus during the pandemic. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan cautioned ahead of the holiday weekend that the virus remains a threat.
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Musicians have moved way beyond simply pressing the “go live” button on their social media platform of choice when it comes time to perform.
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Public health experts say that college-town bars, nightclubs and corner taverns are becoming dangerous new hot spots for the coronavirus.
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With summer in swing in Maryland, and cases surging in other states, officials are watching and hoping there is not another coronavirus wave.
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Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones make plea to save U.K. live music
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New York City and states that likewise seemed to have tamed their coronavirus outbreaks are hitting pause on some of their reopening plans because of the alarming surge in reported infections across the Sun Belt and other parts of the U.S.
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"Chandelier" singer Sia says she's horrified at becoming a grandmother at 44.
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Since April, East Middle School in Westminster has housed a temporary coronavirus medical respite center for the homeless, and its operator says the experience has reinforced the need for a more permanent respite center in Carroll County.
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After long resisting wearing a mask in public, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger — and he likes it.
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The state Board of Public Works has approved $413 million in state budget cuts that Gov. Larry Hogan said were necessary because of the economic crisis — and the governor signaled more cuts may be needed.
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Dipping into Carroll County’s $14.6 million in federal coronavirus relief funding, the commissioners recently approved contracts for design services to renovate the county office building lobby and emergency communications centers.
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State officials reported 359 new cases Wednesday, bringing Maryland to 67,918 confirmed infections as of the first day of July. That’s 14,591 more total 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.
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President Trump said that he supports a fresh round of government payments to individuals to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic but “it has to be done properly.”
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The event, like many others in the region, was snuffed out. Smith and his fellow local food truckers were faced with a dilemma. Could they succeed, or even survive, during their busiest time of the year while people were being informed of the dangers of the coronavirus?
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An additional resident of a Sykesville nursing facility has died of COVID-19, according to the Carroll County Health Department, and the county has seen nine new cases since Tuesday.
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Not a single human DNA vaccine has made it to market anywhere in the world, and the technology is still rapidly evolving.
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The recent news that a decades-old steroid drug, dexamethasone, showed a one-third reduction in mortality for patients with severe COVID-19 infections has generated immense hope in the medical community.
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Public health experts on Wednesday criticized the U.S. for securing a large supply of the only drug licensed so far to treat COVID-19.
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Indiana will keep capacity limits in place for restaurants, bars and entertainment venues because of worries about a possible increase in coronavirus cases across the state, Gov. Eric Holcomb said Wednesday.
