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Montgomery County’s African American Health Program (AAHP) is expanding its targeted COVID-19 testing and vaccination support to ensure Black residents receive the necessary resources and guidance to slow transmission of the virus and stay healthy. According to AAHP, their goal is to test 15,000 African American residents by July 2021 and has already successfully tested […]

It has been hard for Montgomery County Career Firefighter and Paramedic Mike Rechen, who hasn’t seen his 90-year-old grandmother in at least year due to the pandemic. But that all changed March 9 as he joyfully administered her dose of COVID-19 at Richard Montgomery High School. Rechen, 28, grew up frequently seeing his grandmother, Shirley […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Adviser to President Joe Biden, urged Montgomery County residents to continue following health safety measures. In a video message played during Tuesday’s county council meeting, Fauci said, “Now is the time to keep our foot on the accelerator with […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 10 The Maryland Department of Health reported 107 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 64,273. Montgomery County recorded five newly reported coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday. The death toll is currently 1,390, the highest in the state. As of March 9, there are 111 […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan anunció en una conferencia de prensa el martes que el estado comenzará a levantar algunas restricciones como los límites de capacidad en bares, restaurantes y otros establecimientos. La orden ejecutiva de Hogan significa que a partir del viernes a las 5 p.m., se levantarán los límites de capacidad para los restaurantes […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced at a press conference Tuesday that the state will start easing capacity limits at bars, restaurants, and other establishments. Hogan’s updated executive order means that starting Friday at 5 p.m., capacity limits for indoor and outdoor restaurants and foodservice establishments will be lifted. The order notes that restaurants and bars can […]

A senior living community in Silver Spring shared that every resident who wanted a COVID-19 vaccine has received both doses. 96% of residents at Riderwood Senior Living Community have been vaccinated, according to a March 4 release.  “We got the shots because we care about our neighbors and want to see more of them,” said […]

State officials are “definitely interested” in the COVID-19 mass vaccination site proposed for Montgomery College’s Germantown campus, Montgomery County Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Dr. Earl Stoddard said during a council meeting Tuesday. “So much so that they are going to walk-through with the National Guard [sic] as sort of a pre-visit to look […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 para el condado de Montgomery del 9 de marzo El Departamento de Salud de Maryland informó 85 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery el martes por la mañana. Esta es la menor cantidad de casos nuevos desde el 19 de octubre de 2020, cuando se informaron 71 casos nuevos. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 9 The Maryland Department of Health reported 85 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Tuesday morning. This is the fewest number of new cases since Oct. 19, 2020 when 71 new cases were reported. The county’s cumulative case count is 64,166. The county most recently reported on March 5 that […]