Carroll County has seen 377 total cases this week through Friday afternoon. That’s already more than last week’s 338 or the prior week’s 355. Those two weeks were down from the 428 the week of Dec. 13 and 422 the week of Dec. 6.
On Thursday afternoon, the Carroll County Health Department reported 110 new coronavirus cases, making 282 total cases so far this week. That’s on pace to be higher than last week’s 338 or the prior week’s 355.
One of those who died was an over 65 resident at Brinton Woods, an elder care facility in Sykesville. The other fatality was an over-65 member of the wider community.
“We are in the worst spot we have ever been in during this pandemic, with the number of cases, hospitalizations, and community deaths we are seeing each week,” County Health Officer Ed Singer said Tuesday.
With the 68 new cases reflected in Carroll County Health Department data on Thursday afternoon, Carroll has seen 5,053 total cases. It took about three months for Carroll to pass 1,000 total cases, announced on June 10, nearly four more months to reach 2,000, Oct. 5, another month-and-a-half to get to 3,000, Nov. 23, and three weeks to get to 4,000, Dec. 14. The latest 1,000 positive tests came in 17 days.