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Montgomery County Public School Superintendent Dr. Jack Smith will provide an update on the district’s plan for reopening schools in the fall. The first day of schools for students is August 31. Dr. Smith’s media briefing will take place Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. Montgomery Community Media will broadcast the briefing live on cable channel 21. […]

Montgomery County has extended the heat emergency alert, which began on Sunday, through Wednesday, July 22 at 6 p.m. Cooling centers will be open Wednesday afternoon. A Heat Emergency Alert is declared when the heat index is forecast to be 105 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. The temperatures pose a health threat such as heat exhaustion […]

Montgomery County established a number of public health criteria with associated goals to guide the reopening of businesses and services. The county updates the information daily on their COVID-19 Data Dashboard. The criteria are grouped into three categories including the number of cases and deaths, hospital capacity to handle current cases and a surge in […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Tuesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 16,520 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 87 from the 16,433 cases reported Monday. Since the first case in March, 736 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of two since Monday. More Montgomery […]

Montgomery County established a number of public health criteria to guide the reopening of businesses and services. The county updates the information daily on their COVID-19 Data Dashboard. The criteria are grouped into three categories including the number of cases and deaths, hospital capacity to handle current cases and a surge in cases, and testing […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Monday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 16,433 cumulative cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 61 from the 16,373 cases reported Sunday. Since the first case in March, 734 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of four since Sunday. More Montgomery […]

The heat emergency continues through Tuesday as the county opens cooling centers. It’s Monday, July 20, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. COVID-19 Test Options: Montgomery County offers testing to all county residents at clinics in Germantown, White Oak, Silver Spring, Wheaton, and Olney. The clinics are free, and you […]

Friday Montgomery County released an update on the public health metrics used to guide the reopening of businesses and services. There have been 16,153 cases and 728 deaths in the county since the first three cases were confirmed in March. The county health department is tracking three categories of information including the number of COVID-19 […]

Watch a video preview of the next episode of 21 This Week, below: 21 This Week airs on Montgomery Channel 21 on Sundays at 11 a.m. and again at 7 p.m.; Mondays at noon and again at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m.

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 16,153 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 97 from the 16,056 cases reported Thursday. Since the first case in March, 728 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of three since Thursday. More Montgomery County […]