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The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maryland reached a three-week low on Sunday, according to the Maryland Health Department’s data. Gov. Larry Hogan has used the hospitalization rate as one of the key metrics in determining the state’s readiness to reopen. Much of Maryland went into Phase One of the governor’s recovery plan…
Baltimore Sun | May 17, 2020 | 11:12 AM The number of coronavirus hospitalizations in Maryland — the main statistic Gov. Larry Hogan used to justify lifting a statewide stay-at-home order Friday — dropped by 40 patients as of Sunday and is now at its lowest level in three weeks, according to state health officials.…
The CDC is reporting 3,123 more cases of Cyclospora infections compared with a week ago in an outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce from a Taylor Farms growing operation in Central Mexico. The total number of patients for the outbreak now stands at 9,481with 398 hospitalizations. Two people in Michigan have died. The Centers for Disease
Published: August 12, 2026, 7:23 pm Whole Foods Market is recalling dozens of products that contain jalapeños because they are part of a larger recall connected to a Salmonella outbreak. The jalapeños were sourced from Coast Citrus Distributors and were recalled because of Salmonella contamination. There are 345 confirmed patients across 27 states in the
Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school designated outdoor “senior smoking quarters,” where students in their final year could take cigarette breaks. He smoked a pack of menthols daily for nearly 40 years. As a registered nurse at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center and