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El ejecutivo del Condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, dio su discurso anual sobre el estado del condado, el viernes por la mañana. Elrich centró su discurso en el pasado y el futuro de la pandemia de COVID-19. Dijo que hace un año, el 5 de marzo, se informaron los primeros casos de coronavirus en Maryland, […]

Several landmarks across the state illuminated amber on Friday to honor Marylanders who lost their lives to COVID-19. March 5 marks one year since Gov. Larry Hogan announced the first positive cases of COVID-19 within the state. Since the initial confirmation of COVID-19 in the state of Maryland, nearly 7,748 lives have been lost. Gov. Hogan […]

Now that Montgomery County Public Schools [MCPS] students have started returning to in-person learning, the school district says they have put into place a robust series of safety measures amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations says they appreciate how well MCPS is handling the return to in-person instruction, they […]

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) welcomed back about 700 students for the first phase of the return to in-person learning this week. Students in specific special education and career and technical education programs returned to buildings on March 1. Students in kindergarten through third grade will begin to return to buildings in phases starting March […]

On March 5, 2020, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the first three official COVID-19 cases in the state — all in Montgomery County. As of March 5, 2021, Montgomery County has reported 63,796 cases and 1,379 deaths. The following is a timeline of events and stories related to the pandemic, beginning in January 2020: On […]

Chef José Andrés tweeted Thursday that he received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “I feel lucky to receive the first vaccine shot, lucky to be healthy after a year traveling with @WCKitchen…but many essential workers have not been so lucky. People, get the vaccine when it’s your turn…we must fight for access for […]

Las clínicas de vacunación operadas por el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos del Condado de Montgomery ya comenzaron a ofrecer vacunas de COVID-19 a residentes de 65 a 74 años de edad y trabajadores esenciales, según un comunicado. Los trabajadores esenciales en este grupo de prioridad incluyen a trabajadores de tránsito, maestros, trabajadores de […]

El gobernador Larry Hogan anunció el jueves en una conferencia de prensa que el estado de Maryland ha lanzado un plan de equidad para las vacunas de COVID-19. “Hoy, para fortalecer todos los meses de esfuerzo exhaustivo, estamos anunciando el primer plan de operaciones de equidad de vacunas de cualquier estado en los Estados Unidos […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich delivered his annual State of the County Address Friday morning. Elrich focused his speech on the COVID-19 pandemic’s past and future. He said one year ago to the date, March 5, the first coronavirus cases were reported in Maryland — in Montgomery County. Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of […]

CBS Sports host and Montgomery County resident James Brown promoted the Montgomery County African American Health Program (AAHP), a COVID-19 testing campaign targeting the county’s Black community, in a PSA video. In the video, Brown discusses the rising COVID-19 cases and how Black Americans have been hit “especially hard.” He also discusses how as a […]