<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>ArcGIS Online for Maryland</dc:creator><dc:description>Notice: Starting October 10th, 2025 this dataset is deprecated and is no longer being updated. Please refer to the Open Data resource at https://data.maryland.gov/Health-and-Human-Services/COVID-Master-Tracker/37gh-4yqf for continued weekly updates. Summary The cumulative number of positive COVID-19 cases among Maryland residents. Description The MD COVID-19 - Total Cases Statewide data layer is a collection of the statewide positive COVID-19 test results that have been reported each day by each local health department via the ESSENCE system. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a respiratory virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in December 2019. COVID-19 is a new virus that hasn't caused illness in humans before. Worldwide, COVID-19 has resulted in thousands of infections, causing illness and in some cases death. Cases have spread to countries throughout the world, with more cases reported daily. The Maryland Department of Health reports daily on COVID-19 cases by county.</dc:description><dc:format>ArcGIS FeatureLayer</dc:format><dc:identifier>https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/18582de727934249b92c52542395a3bf_0</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:publisher>Maryland iMap</dc:publisher><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>MDCOVID19 TotalCasesStatewide [Maryland]</dc:title><dc:type>Web services</dc:type><dc:coverage>Maryland</dc:coverage><dc:date>Last Modified: 2025-10-07</dc:date></oai_dc:dc>