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Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Wednesday that all hospital and nursing home employees in the state of Maryland will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo frequent testing. Workers at such facilities will be required to get their first shot by Sept. 1. The news was announced shortly before the […]

The Quince Orchard High School football program has been paused after six people who were last at the school Monday tested positive for COVID-19 . In a community message, Principal Elizabeth Thomas said the individuals tested positive on Tuesday. The cases involve the football team. Practices/activities have been halted “out of an abundance of caution” […]

During daily meetings with government officials, weekly meetings with the press and constant emails and calls concerning the health of Montgomery County, Dr. Travis Gayles kept his composure. Despite lawsuits, public scorn, protests from private school families and barbs delivered by Gov. Larry Hogan, at least on the outside, nothing seemed to ruffle Gayles, who […]

El Dr. Travis Gayles, oficial de salud del condado de Montgomery, renuncia a su cargo a partir del 12 de septiembre. El ejecutivo del condado, Marc Elrich, anunció que Gayles le informó de su decisión el miércoles por la mañana. Gayles ocupó el cargo desde septiembre de 2017 y lideró la toma de decisiones de […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will provide a briefing on the county’s COVID-19 response efforts Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. The briefing will be broadcast on MCM channels 21 and 995 (HD), County Cable Montgomery and on the county’s  Facebook page and YouTube channel. Typically, Elrich is joined by Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles who is on […]

UPDATE:  Gov. Larry Hogan announced that all hospital and nursing home employees in the state of Maryland will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo frequent testing. Workers at such facilities will be required to get their first shot by Sept. 1. Gov. Larry Hogan announced that he will provide a COVID-19 update on […]

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles has resigned effective Sept. 12. County Executive Marc Elrich announced Gayles informed him of the decision Wednesday morning. He held the position since Sept. 2017 leading public health decision-making for the county throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Elrich said Health and Human Services Director Dr. Raymond Crowel will work […]

Los niños menores de 12 años aún no pueden vacunarse contra el COVID-19, pero todavía necesitan las vacunas estándares para ir a la escuela este otoño. Si su hijo/a aún no ha recibido las vacunas requeridas, el personal de salud del condado de Montgomery se las administrará de forma gratuita. MSDE & @MDHealthDept are partnering […]

Children 12 and under cannot yet get vaccinated against Covid 19. But they still need the standard immunizations to go to school this fall. If your child has not yet received the required shots, Montgomery County health staff will give them for free. MSDE & @MDHealthDept are partnering to encourage parents to get children caught […]

El jueves, el gobierno local informó de 144 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery, lo que eleva el total acumulado a 73,452 casos. El condado ha promediado 122 nuevos casos diarios desde el 6 de agosto para un total de 856 casos nuevos. Durante la semana anterior, el número de casos nuevos […]