<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Notice: Starting October 10th, 2025 this dataset is deprecated and is no longer being updated.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 probable COVID-19-related deaths among Maryland residents by race and ethnicity: African American; White; Hispanic; Asian; Other; Unknown. Description The MD COVID-19 - Probable Deaths by Race and Ethnicity Distribution data layer is a collection of the statewide confirmed and probable COVID-19 related deaths that have been reported each day by the Vital Statistics Administration by categories of race and ethnicity. A death is classified as probable if the person's death certificate notes COVID-19 to be a probable, suspect or presumed cause or condition. Probable deaths are not yet been confirmed by a laboratory test. Some data on deaths may be unavailable due to the time lag between the death, typically reported by a hospital or other facility, and the submission of the complete death certificate. Confirmed deaths are available from the MD COVID-19 - Confirmed Deaths by Race and Ethnicity Distribution data layer. 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/69f155c5f9774a2c9ea6e1fe56428991_0</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:publisher>Maryland iMap</dc:publisher><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>MDCOVID19 ProbableDeathsByRaceAndEthnicityDistribution [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>