Maryland reported no new COVID-19 deaths for the first time since the state reported its first coronavirus cases in late March.

Every day from April through September, officials reported at least one death associated with COVID-19, hitting the peak in May at 74.

Gov. Larry Hogan tweeted the news Thursday morning, attributing the milestone to “heroic efforts of doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers at the front lines.”

Maryland’s case count has now reached 125,000 confirmed cases, with 785 new cases reported in the last 24 hours — the largest single-day increase since mid-September with the majority of cases in highly populated counties including Prince George’s, Montgomery and Baltimore. There are 3,805 confirmed coronavirus deaths in Maryland.

The state reported 331 patients are currently hospitalized with 74 people in intensive care. Maryland saw a testing volume jump in part due to Hogan’s effort to deploy an additional 250,000 rapid tests across the state. The COVID-19 positivity rate continues to remain below the World Health Organization’s recommended benchmark of 5%, at 2.88%.

Data reported in the spring showed that COVID-19 cases according to zip revealed that people of color in Maryland are more likely to become infected with the virus.

“It’s troubling that the ZIP codes with the highest number of cases are largely black and brown ZIP codes in Silver Spring,” said Tom Hucker, Montgomery County Council vice president. “And obviously the apex is still coming. “

Back in April, Hogan said the state studied about 80 percent of its coronavirus cases by race. The study found African Americans to have the largest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths among any other group in the state, WAMU reported.

“This disparity among African Americans is very disturbing,” Hogan said in April.