Montgomery Community Media

On Thursday, 144 new cases of COVID-19 in the county were reported, bringing the cumulative total to 73,452. The county has averaged 122 new cases daily since Aug. 6 for a total of 856 new cases. During the previous week, the number of new cases was 605, with an average of 86 cases daily. The […]

Los pasaportes de la vacuna COVID-19 pueden ser parte de nuestro futuro, dijeron los líderes del condado de Montgomery durante una conferencia de prensa virtual, el miércoles. “Estamos teniendo conversaciones con otros líderes regionales y yo apoyo el desarrollo de un pasaporte de vacunación regional o estatal”, dijo el ejecutivo del condado Marc Elrich. No […]

COVID-19 vaccine passports may be in our future, Montgomery County leaders said during a virtual media briefing Wednesday. “We’re having discussions with other regional leaders and I support the development of a regional or statewide vaccination passport,” County Executive Marc Elrich said. It would not be effective in just one county, he said. In New […]

The Abuelina COVID-19 campaign was created by the team at Communications Shop as part of the initiative Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar of the Montgomery County Government. The campaign was promoted by the Hispanic Councilmembers Nancy Navarro and Gabe Albornoz at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abuelina, her husband Don Carlos, and now their […]

Montgomery County will continue requiring indoor mask wearing until the number of coronavirus cases drop, and County Executive Marc Elrich believes residents can live with it as they did earlier for 18 months. “We are going to keep going ’til our numbers fit the CDC,” he said of the Centers for Disease Control, which recommends […]

El personaje de la Abuelina, creado por el equipo de Communications Shop, forma parte de la iniciativa Por Nuestra Salud y Bienestar del gobierno del condado de Montgomery, que fue impulsada por los Concejales hispanos Nancy Navarro y Gabe Albornoz al inicio de la pandemia Covid-19. La Abuelina, su esposo Don Carlos, y ahora sus […]

The next session in the county’s virtual series of conversations about mental health takes place Wednesday, Aug. 25 from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is free, open to the public, and no registration is required. Join the conversation on Teams Live at https://bit.ly/cahoots-training or view it live on the County Cable Montgomery and the County’s Facebook page. […]

El gobierno del condado de Montgomery invita a los residentes a elegir su video favorito entre las 16 presentaciones principales del reciente concurso de anuncios de servicio público (PSA) “Take Your Shot”, que se lanzó para educar a más jóvenes sobre la importancia de vacunarse contra COVID-19. La votación por el “favorito de los fanáticos” […]

Now that senior centers across Montgomery County have entered a new phase of reopening, many residents are excited about getting back to recreational activities and interacting with others. “It’s wonderful; they are so excited… they’ve been isolated, they’ve been lonely. They’re excited to get back into their routines and exercises… it’s very important,” said Margaret […]

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 community transmission rate continues to climb. As of Sunday, Montgomery County is reporting a rate of 66.1 new cases per 100,000 persons in the past seven days. The CDC considers this a substantial rate and recommends face masks be worn indoors regardless of a person’s vaccination status. County officials recently passed a […]