Hogan Declared The End Of The MD State Of Emergency As Cases, Hospitalizations Decline

MARYLAND — The state of emergency declared in Maryland last month amid the omicron surge comes to an end Thursday, Feb. 3, as COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continue to decline in the state.

The state’s COVID-19 positivity rate is at 7.7 percent, making it the fifth lowest in the country, and there are fewer than 1,500 people currently hospitalized for COVID-19 in Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan said in a news release.

“With swift and decisive actions and the vigilance of Marylanders, I’m pleased to report that we have turned back another dangerous variant of COVID-19, and tomorrow, the state of emergency will end in Maryland,” said Hogan at his State of the State address Wednesday night. “Our long-term public health response will continue. Our surge capacity, our testing and tracing operations, our vaccine clinics—all those things will remain in place as part of the ongoing operations of government.”

During the state of emergency, Maryland ramped up testing for nursing home staff, distributed KN95 and N95 masks and mobilized members of the National Guard to help with testing and set up hospital-based testing sites.

Nearly 95 percent of adults in Maryland have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to state data, and nearly 90 percent of the population over age 5 received one dose.

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