Maryland Completes Four Million COVID-19 Tests

Governor says it’s part of a long-term testing strategy.                                                                                               

 

 

Annapolis, Md (KM) The state of Maryland has completed more than four-million COVID-19 tests. That’s according to Governor Larry Hogan, who calls it  another milestone in the state’s long-term strategy against the coronavirus.

“Over the past four months, our state has built a COVID-19 infrastructure from scratch, including a successful long-term testing strategy,” the Governor says in a statement. “This unprecedented undertaking has required a tremendous amount of collaboration, including an extraordinary  effort to negotiate with a foreign country. We owe a debt of gratitude to our partners–especially health care workers at all of our testing sites–who continue to help us expand our testing capabilities as we confront this new surge of the virus.”

Maryland state health officials are reminding residents to get tested for COVID–19.

The Governor’s office also says the number of tests in the state averaged 30,885 each day between November 1st and the 19th.

 

By Kevin McManus