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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Feb. 1 Since Friday, Jan.29, the Maryland Department of Health has reported 847 new cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County — 402 Saturday, 255 Sunday and 190 Monday. The county’s cumulative case count is 59,155. Montgomery County recorded 12 new coronavirus-related fatalities since Friday, Jan. 29 — two Saturday, four […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan emitió un comunicado anunciando que se encontró en Maryland un caso de la variante B.1.351 de COVID-19, originalmente detectado en Sudáfrica. El Departamento de Salud de Maryland confirmó el caso en consulta con los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades, CDC por sus siglas en inglés. Dos casos de […]

Gov. Larry Hogan issued a statement announcing that a case of the B.1.351 variant of COVID-19, originally detected in South Africa, has been found in Maryland. Maryland Department of Health  confirmed the case in consultation with the CDC. Two cases of the variant were first detected in the United States in South Carolina on Jan. […]

Montgomery County Public Schools is investigating the involvement of a Quince Orchard social studies teacher who appears to have visited Washington D.C. on Jan. 6 to participate in a pro-Trump rally aimed at overturning the results of the 2020 election. The news was first reported by Fox 5. Former President Donald Trump spoke at the […]

La Corporación de Desarrollo Económico del Condado de Montgomery (MCEDC) anunció la segunda ronda de subvenciones para darle la mano a los restaurantes en el condado que han sido afectados por la pandemia Covid-19. A partir del 1 de febrero de 2021, el Condado de Montgomery recibió $4.9 millones en fondos del estado, como parte […]

U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and the Montgomery County Council met Friday, spending much of their 75 minutes together complimenting each other’s actions to help residents during the pandemic and efforts to move away from the the policies of the Trump Administration. “Thank you, thank you, thank you for al that you do,” Councilmember Sidney […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has launched GoVAX: Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccine confidence campaign. Hogan called the effort an “aggressive, grassroots public outreach campaign” to encourage vaccine confidence and urge residents to get vaccinated when it’s their turn and doses are available. “Over the next several months, we will be taking this campaign to every corner of […]

Restaurant owners can apply for COVID-19 relief grants from Montgomery County beginning Feb. 1. The Montgomery County Council unanimously agreed Jan. 26 to allocate almost $5 million for restaurants in the county to help them recover from the impact of the coronavirus. This is the county’s second round of funding to assist restaurants, food trucks, […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 29 The Maryland Department of Health reported 297 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Friday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 58,308. Montgomery County recorded four new coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,254. The county reports 251 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Jan. 28. […]

Tom Perez, who just ended his term as chair of the Democratic National Committee, said on the Bill Press Podcast Tuesday, that he’s considering a run for Maryland governor in 2022. When asked what the future holds, Perez—who previously served as a Montgomery County Councilmember from 2002 to 2006 and Labor Secretary under former President […]