AG Frosh joins call for withdrawal of directive stripping CDC of control over coronavirus data

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday joined a multistate effort urging the Trump administration to withdraw its new reporting structure that prohibits hospitals from reporting COVID-19 data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and instead creates a system controlled by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). The letter sent to HHS […]

4e Brands North America issues expanded nationwide recall of hand sanitizer products

NOTTINGHAM, MD—4e Brands North America is voluntarily recalling all lots of hand sanitizer brands to the consumer level. These products are being recalled due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol). Substantial methanol exposure could result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, permanent blindness, seizures, coma, permanent damage to the nervous system or death. Although all persons using these […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland hospitalizations rise, positivity rate dips

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Tuesday reported that statewide hospitalizations rose while the overall positivity rate dipped over the past 24 hours. As of Tuesday, there have been 85,524 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 648 cases since Monday. A total of 23,935 […]

Maryland Department of Agriculture issues warning about seed packets from China

BALTIMORE, MD—Officials in several states have said that residents are reporting that they’ve received unsolicited packages of seeds in the mail that seem to have some from China.  Authorities are urging the public not to plant them. Officials say the seeds may be invasive or otherwise harmful to local plants or livestock, according to USA Today. Some of the packages […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland ICU bed usage, hospitalizations drop as state sees another high-volume testing day

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Monday reported that statewide hospitalizations dipped as the state performed more than 23,000 tests over the past 24 hours. As of Monday, there have been 84,876 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 1,128 cases since Sunday. A total […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland hospitalizations dip as positivity rate remains flat

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Sunday reported that statewide hospitalizations dipped over the past 24 hours while the overall positivity rate remained flat. As of Sunday, there have been 83,748 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 694 cases since Saturday. A total of […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland conducts over 34,000 tests in a single day, positivity rate dips slightly

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Saturday reported that the state had performed over 34,000 COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours, the largest one-day total to date. As of Saturday morning, there have been 83,054 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 1,288 cases […]

COVID-19 REPORT: Maryland cases spike as state performs over 24,000 tests in one day

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com COVID-19 reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that the state had performed over 24,000 COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours. As of Friday morning, there have been 81,766 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 930 cases since Thursday. A total of 24,220 […]