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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Feb. 19 The Maryland Department of Health reported 149 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Friday morning. This brings the cumulative cases to 62,234. Montgomery County recorded two new coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,350. The county reports 181 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Feb. 17. […]

Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has teamed up with Maryland Department of Aging (MDOA) to launch a telephone line to assist Marylanders without internet in making vaccine appointments. The COVID-19 Vaccination Support Center is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. @MDHealthDept launched a COVID-19 Vaccination Support Center to share info […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 del condado de Montgomery del 18 de febrero El Departamento de Salud de Maryland informó de 143 nuevos casos de COVID-19 en el condado de Montgomery, el jueves por la mañana. El recuento acumulativo de casos del condado es actualmente de 62,085. El condado de Montgomery registró 11 nuevas muertes relacionadas con […]

COVID-19 case numbers are starting to slightly decrease in Montgomery County, and officials say it’s most likely partly due to vaccines becoming more available and most people following safety guidelines. “The numbers are encouraging, but they are not numbers we want to get comfortable with,” said Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich during his weekly virtual […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Feb. 18 The Maryland Department of Health reported 143 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is currently 62,085. Montgomery County recorded 11 new coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,348. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 3.58% for positive COVID-19 […]

A Marylander who died after returning from traveling abroad has been confirmed to have had the  state’s first case of the P.1. COVID-19 variant. Gov. Larry Hogan issued a statement on Wednesday confirming a case of the P.1 variant, originally detected in Brazil, has been found in Maryland. Maryland Department of Health  confirmed the case […]

Montgomery County has the highest number of people in Maryland who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine according to county health officials. However, there’s still a long way to go. During his weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday, Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich noted that the supply of doses is not enough […]

Winter Storm Forces County to Cancel Thursday’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Clinics Montgomery County announced Wednesday afternoon that vaccination and testing clinics scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 18 are canceled due to forecasted snow and dangerous road conditions. Residents with an appointment for a vaccine on Thursday have been automatically rescheduled for the same time for […]

Además de que se dedican tiempo completo a enseñar en las Escuelas Públicas del condado de Montgomery (MCPS), 8 maestras decidieron convertirse en “las caza vacunas” para ayudar a personas vulnerables a conseguir la codiciada vacuna contra el Covid-19. El equipo de las Caza Vacunas: Courtney Mason Potter, María Peterson, Becky Taylor, Maisie Lynch, Kathleen […]

The Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI) and the Office of Community Partnerships will host a virtual town hall on Feb. 23 to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine. Speakers attending the event include County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz and Director of the Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Raymond Crowel. Guest speakers and attendees will discuss the […]