The first patient from a state run hospital in Maryland died of COVID -19 over the weekend, a state health official confirmed.
The patient was staying in the geriatric ward of the Spring Grove Hospital Center in Catonsville, where, in the last two weeks, several patients and employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
Spring Grove is one of about ten state run hospitals that have a total of 1400 patients. The Clifton T. Perkins Medical Center in Howard County is also experiencing an outbreak.