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Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) officials will soon make a recommendation about how small groups of students in some special education and Career Technology Education (CTE) programs could return to school buildings by March 1, as urged by Gov. Larry Hogan. “We’re going to make a recommendation on February 9 about how we could bring […]

Novavax, a vaccine development company headquartered in Gaithersburg, says its COVID-19 vaccine candidate showed 89.3% efficacy in UK clinical trials. The UK study enrolled more than 15,000 volunteers, according to a statement from Novavax on Thursday. More details will be released as data comes in, the company said. Phase 2b results in South Africa showed […]

Montgomery County’s Alcohol Beverage Services’ (ABS) released a press release on Friday announcing the temporary closure of Walnut Hill Liquor and Wine Store in Gaithersburg after an employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The store, which is located at 16535 S. Frederick Road, will undergo deep cleaning done by a “specialized team” before reopening. […]

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has launched GoVAX: Maryland’s COVID-19 vaccine confidence campaign. Hogan called the effort an “aggressive, grassroots public outreach campaign” to encourage vaccine confidence and urge residents to get vaccinated when it’s their turn and doses are available. “Over the next several months, we will be taking this campaign to every corner of […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 29 The Maryland Department of Health reported 297 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Friday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 58,308. Montgomery County recorded four new coronavirus-related fatalities Friday, bringing the death toll to 1,254. The county reports 251 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Jan. 28. […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 28 The Maryland Department of Health reported 326 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is currently 58,011. Montgomery County recorded two new coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday, bringing the death toll to 1,250. The county has a rolling seven-day average of 5.63% for positive COVID-19 […]

Montgomery County has moved into Priority Group 1B ‘Tier 1’ of the vaccination process, consisting of residents aged 75-and-older. Although residents are asked to preregister for the COVID-19 vaccine, there is a lot of confusion surrounding the process. Some people say they’ve followed the process only to find there are no ‘available appointment slots’ at […]

County Executive Marc Elrich announced that Montgomery County is teaming up with Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) to begin vaccinating eligible residents and Montgomery County Public Schools employees this week. The aim of the initiative is to vaccinate as many teachers as possible to prepare for schools to reopen. The announcement comes as Gov. Larry Hogan […]

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that overall COVID-19 vaccine allocations to states will increase from about 8.6 million doses to about 10 million beginning next week. The weekly increase will last for three weeks, said the White House. The Washington Post reported that according to senior Biden administration officials, the increase will primarily come from […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for Jan. 27, 2021 The Maryland Department of Health reported 359 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 57,685. Montgomery County recorded eight new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 1,248. As of Wednesday, 26 schools in the state are reporting COVID-19 cases, […]