Governor Larry Hogan has said he expects to begin Phase One of reopening Maryland next week. But Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks says that, amid a continued surge in cases and hospitalizations, her county isn’t ready.

Dr. Ernest Carter from the county’s Department of Health said that unlike the flattening of the curve seen in statewide data, the county’s cases and hospitalizations continue to rise.

“If they’re increasing, then we’re not flattening. We’re flattening when every day is the same number,” Carter told reporters Friday.

Prince George’s is the hardest hit county in the state with more than 8,800 confirmed cases, 297 deaths, and more than 1,700 hospitalizations, according to county health data from Friday morning.

Carter said he wants a reduction in hospitalizations and new cases for 14 days before considering reopening the county.

“It allows us to be confident, especially if we have the testing,” Carter said.

But Alsobrooks said Prince Georges and other counties don’t have the testing and hospital capacity they need.

“I’m in conversation three times a week with the county executives from the major counties in our state, and we all have the same struggles,” Alsobrooks said.

The county requested 90,000 of the 500,000 test kits Hogan received from South Korean just a few weeks ago, but Alsobrooks said they have not yet been received.

At a Wednesday news conference, Hogan said there were not enough nasal swabs and reagents for the test kits. He said he was trying to find those items before distributing the kits.

Alsobrooks said the county is now seeking its own test kits and wants to open more testing sites in Hyattsville, Lanham, and Silver Spring, the three areas of the county with the most cases.

Hogan’s spokesperson Mike Ricci said in a statement that the governor’s office was willing to work with county governments to increase lab capacity for testing.

Ricci said part of the governor’s plan to reopen the state encourages county and local leaders to make decisions that are best for their residents, “especially in areas with high concentrations of cases.”

Alsobrooks said that’s what she would do. “We’re going to do what’s best for Prince Georgians,” she said. She said “the governor assured me that he would work with us.”

Other Maryland county executives have also been outspoken about the governor’s plan to reopen the state and have asked Hogan to consult them more on the plan.