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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 513 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 48,864. Montgomery County recorded 10 new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 1,114. As of Wednesday, 11 schools in the state are reporting COVID-19 cases, one school is located […]

Rev. Raphael Warnock, who defeated incumbent U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler Tuesday in the Georgia senate runoff election and will become the first Black senator from Georgia once the results are certified, received high praise and congratulations in many tweets from Montgomery County and Maryland politicians. During an interview on CBS News after he was proclaimed […]

At the current pace of COVID-19 vaccine allocation, Maryland officials expect to receive 1.8 million doses from the federal government by the end of May, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press conference Tuesday. That’s only 30% of the state’s population, the governor said. “So, this is going to be a long haul.” Hogan said […]

Montgomery County residents in need of food assistance resources can now do so online. On Tuesday, the county government launched a Montgomery County Food Assistance online form, which is available in seven languages. A trained specialist will review completed forms and will connect with residents by phone within one business day about their specific food needs. […]

The Montgomery County Volunteer Center is once again sponsoring a full day of activities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day but this year the events will be virtual and expanded to one week. The 2021 Volunteer Center’s MLK service event runs from Jan. 16 to 24. Some projects include creating toys for service […]

El representante Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8) y su esposa Sarah Bloom Raskin publicaron un emotivo ensayo recordando a su hijo de 25 años, Tommy, quien murió en la víspera de Año Nuevo. Los Raskins describen a su hijo Tommy como “un corazón perfecto, un alma perfecta, un sentido del humor desbocado e implacable, y una mente […]

El Concejo del Condado de Montgomery anunció que llevará a cabo audiencias públicas el martes 12 de enero sobre la Ley de Seguridad de Ventanas. Un proyecto de ley presentado por el Presidente del Concejo Tom Hucker, luego de las trágicas caídas de niños pequeños desde las ventanas de los apartamentos. El proyecto de ley […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics The Maryland Department of Health reported 262 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 48,351. Montgomery County recorded seven new coronavirus-related fatalities Tuesday, bringing the death toll to 1,104. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 8.18% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a decrease […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is asking residents to stay away from the protestors and demonstrators who are expected in Washington D.C. Wednesday in support of Pres. Donald Trump’s “erroneous claims that the election was fraudulent,” he wrote in a statement. While he stressed the right of everyone to protest, Elrich said he was joining […]

UPDATE: At the briefing, Gov. Hogan said the state expects enough vaccines for 30% of the state’s population. Gov. Larry Hogan will provide an update on the distribution of the two COVID-19 vaccines throughout the state. According to the Maryland Department of Health, as of Monday, Jan. 4 nearly 66,000 frontline healthcare workers and nursing […]