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What diseases are rising in Baltimore?

Disease and outbreak signals in Baltimore's news coverage, with the state as context for thin city-level signals.

Summary

Outbreak coverage is cooling rather than escalating. Disease outbreaks led with 84 items and pandemic outbreaks with 37, while every named outbreak category was receding; only infection-related hospitalizations were flat.

WATCH Watch for infection-related hospitalizations to break from their flat pattern.
City signals
SignalNews ReportedRecent (2024–26)Prior (2021–23)Trend
Disease Outbreak84116▼ receding
Pandemic Outbreak3716▼ receding
Viral Outbreak3209▼ receding
Coronavirus Outbreak2302▼ receding
Pandemic Response1003▼ receding
Pandemic Relief901▼ receding
Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak807▼ receding
Infection Hospitalization700— flat
Infection Treatment600— flat
Covid Outbreak602▼ receding
Maryland context
SignalNews ReportedTrend
Disease Outbreak265▼ receding
Pandemic Outbreak116▼ receding
Viral Outbreak87▼ receding
Coronavirus Outbreak57▼ receding
Pandemic Response31▼ receding
Pandemic Relief29▼ receding
Jail Infection25▼ receding
Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak22▼ receding
Outbreak11— flat
Covid Outbreak10▼ receding
Food Borne Disease Outbreak10▲ rising
Pandemic Restriction9▼ receding
City public-health coverage by year
2026: 222017202622

disease signals drawn from local news coverage

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