Maryland Cumulative Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths Over Time

Daily cumulative counts of confirmed COVID-19 deaths among Maryland residents, compiled by the Maryland Department of Health Vital Statistics Administration. The data is updated weekly as of April 27, 2023, with a revision on May 27, 2021, to reconcile previously misclassified deaths.

Use Cases

• Analyze the growth rate of cumulative confirmed deaths using the DATE and Count columns.
• Model the statewide progression of COVID-19 mortality by tracking the Count over DATE.
• Validate or reconcile death statistics with other data layers using the confirmed death Count.

Strengths

• Data includes a reconciliation process for misclassified deaths, improving accuracy.
• Provides daily granularity for tracking cumulative death trends over time.

Limitations

• Excludes probable deaths, which are recorded in a separate dataset.
• Potential for time lags in reporting as noted in the description.
• Sample size and row count are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Maryland Department of Health Vital Statistics Administration.

Collection Method

Reported daily by the Vital Statistics Administration from death certificates with laboratory-confirmed positive COVID-19 test results.

Freshness

Updated weekly as of April 27, 2023; last platform update was October 7, 2025.

Geography

State of Maryland, USA.