Baltimore County is home to one of 10 ZIP codes in Maryland with the state's highest number of coronavirus cases.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — Nearly 5,500 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Baltimore County, where almost 300 have died from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus, officials reported Tuesday.

Baltimore County is now testing residents without a doctor's order; however, people must call the county's COVID-19 hotline at 410-887-3816 to get an appointment.

Data released Tuesday shows that 297 people in Baltimore County have died from the virus, with test results pending for 15 others.

Officials say 5,498 people in Baltimore County have tested positive for the coronavirus.

One area in Baltimore County is on a list of top 10 ZIP codes with the highest coronavirus case counts in the state.

There are 831 confirmed cases of the virus in the 21224 ZIP code, which includes parts of Baltimore County and Baltimore City. It has the 5th highest number of cases in one ZIP code in the state, after 20783, 20906, 20706 and 20902, all of which are in Prince George's and Montgomery counties. Read more at Patch