8 things you need to know today

Good morning Baltimore! Today will be sunny and cool with temperatures in the low 50s. Now, onto the news of the day. At least one case of the Covid-19 "delta plus" variant has been confirmed in Maryland. State health officials discovered the variant, AY.4.2, which was identified by British scientists last month and is "on an increasing trajectory" in the U.K. Most cases in Maryland are still the delta variant. For the four weeks ending on Oct. 2, 9, 16 and 23, the state sequenced 14.89% of positive…