For the first time in nearly a month, the has included information on the number of deaths across the state.
The MDH website shows that at least 415 Marylanders died from COVID-19 between Dec. 4 and Tuesday bringing the state鈥檚 total to 11,437, The Associated Press reported.
State officials took a number of the health department鈥檚 servers offline at that time, when they discovered suspicious activity, which they described as a 鈥渘etwork security incident.鈥�聽The health department has said there鈥檚 no evidence that data was lost as a result of the cyberattack, and that data has been restored, including information on cumulative cases and deaths by jurisdiction.
Cases will continue to be updated daily, according to the state鈥檚 health department, 鈥渨ith the exception of previously planned pauses for all COVID data reporting on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 in observance of the holiday.鈥�
The latest data shows that 6,574 new cases were reported on Tuesday. Between Dec. 23 and Tuesday, the state recorded 38,451 new coronavirus cases.
The surge in cases led some jurisdictions, including Howard and Baltimore counties, to reinstate mask mandates.
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner said the county is experiencing 鈥渞ecord-breaking numbers of new COVID-19 cases,鈥� and she鈥檚 asked the county鈥檚 board of health to hold an emergency meeting to consider a mask mandate. That meeting will be held Thursday at 7 p.m.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said he isn鈥檛 calling for a mandate on booster shots, and that he can鈥檛 unilaterally call for a mask mandate. Pittman said Tuesday that he expects the county council will discuss a possible indoor mask mandate when the council meets Jan. 4.
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