Maryland Declares a State of Emergency After 3 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed

Maryland Declares a State of Emergency After 3 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed
A man in a face mask rides the subway in Manhattan, New York City, after further cases of coronavirus were confirmed in New York on March 5, 2020. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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After three cases of COVID-19 coronavirus were confirmed in the state, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday night that he’s declaring a state of emergency.

Hogan wrote on Twitter Thursday that the state’s Public Health Laboratory in Baltimore confirmed the patients—a married couple in their 70s as well as a woman in her 50s in Montgomery County—had contracted COVID-19 while traveling overseas.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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