Director Kelby Brick provides an update as of Friday April 24, 2020.
Updates include:
1. Maryland has 16,616 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 723 deaths.
2. There are three stages to Governor Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery plan. Governor Hogan will determine benchmarks for the safe rollout of these stages.
For more Maryland COVID-19 updates in ASL, visit odhh.maryland.gov/coronavirus.
Governor Larry Hogan is providing COVID-19 situation updates on his Facebook and Twitter pages. Learn more about COVID-19 updates at coronavirus.maryland.gov and governor.maryland.gov/coronavirus.
If you have any specific questions about #COVID-19, please email us at gov.odhh@maryland.gov, call us at 443-453-5761, or post your question with the hashtag #AskMDGODHH.
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Video description:
A white image shows a coronavirus cell in the background. Black text: MARYLAND COVID-19 UPDATES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE. The office logo is shown. The screen switches to Director Brick. He is wearing a white shirt, dark blue tie, and black blazer, sitting in front of a Maryland flag and a painting. He signs, “Today is April 24, 2020. Maryland now has 16,616 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 723 deaths. Governor Hogan introduced the roadmap to recovery plan today and discussed strategies. There are three stages with multi-phases to this plan and Governor Hogan will determine benchmarks for the safe rollout of stages. Before I give an overview of the three stages, it is important to keep in mind that there are building blocks to recovery, such as the number of cases, ICU cases, deaths, hospital surge capacity, and more that may change daily. Governor Hogan and his team will monitor the situation to help determine the rollout of the stages. When the state starts to see a downward trajectory, Maryland will be in a position to consider next steps. Stage one: lifting the stay at home order, reopening small businesses, lower risk community activities resume. This could include reopening golf courses, return of recreational boating and fishing, while still maintaining their distance and taking precautionary steps. This could also include elective outpatient surgeries. Local governments could have additional flexibility to open further things. This is a low risk stage, a phased rollout over a period of time. If the situation remains stable without any spikes in cases, the Governor may allow stage two to begin. Stage two: this would include raising the cap on social gatherings, indoor religious gatherings, nonessential workers who cannot telework returning to work, and a few other changes that may be implemented depending on the situation. After the first two stages, if there is a downward trajectory of those metrics, stage three may be rolled out. This involves reinstituting higher risk activities including opening of high-capacity bars and restaurants, larger social gatherings, lessened restrictions on visits to nursing homes/hospitals, etc. This high risk stage will also have sub-phases with capacity restrictions and gating. If the number of cases/deaths increase in any of these stages, the state may announce moving back into another stage. Updates will be announced when the Governor determines gating benchmarks for the safe rollout of additional openings exist. In the meantime, please stay safe, wear masks, and stay home. There is no realistic timeline yet from any of the scientific experts for achieving the gradual rollout of these three stages. Governor Hogan is hopeful to begin the recovery in early May. Stay safe!”
The screen fades to white and a yellow line appears from the right with black text that says “MARYLAND GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF THE DEAF & HARD OF HEARING.” On the right of the yellow line is the Maryland logo, which appears to be yellow with black “checkers” on the top left, with a red block on the bottom and a small part on the right. In the middle, there is a white cross that are in small t’s at the end. Below that is “CHANGING MARYLAND FOR THE BETTER.”
