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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 10 Since Friday, May 7, the Maryland Department of Health has reported 103 new cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County — 47 Saturday, 32 Sunday and 24 Monday. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,257. The county most recently reported that 86 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Montgomery […]

Today is Monday, May 10, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. Council Budget Work:  The Council meets today at 9:30 p.m. for a work session on the operating budget. Watch the session live here. 2. County COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Clinics: Free COVID-19 testing is available throughout the county at six testing sites […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 7 According to the Montgomery County Department of Health, 40.3% of the county’s residents are fully vaccinated and 55.1% have received the first dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Currently, vaccines are available to all residents ages 16 and older at county clinics.  Appointments are available online, […]

Vaccine development company Novavax, headquartered in Gaithersburg, announced Monday that it expanded Phase 3 clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate to include adolescents. The trials will include up to 3,000 youths ages 12-17 at up to 75 sites in the U.S., the company said in a press release. “Through the expansion of our PREVENT-19 […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced a new initiative to help young Marylanders recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. “This global pandemic has been an extremely difficult time for nearly everyone. But it has been perhaps most difficult for our children,” Hogan said during a press conference Thursday. Uncertainty and isolation combined with prolonged school closures has been […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 6 Montgomery County health officials reported Thursday that 39.7% of the county residents are fully vaccinated which means they have either received two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson single-dose vaccine. Also, 54.7% of the county residents have received their […]

Today is Thursday, May 6. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1.COVID-19 Vaccine: The Mass Vaccination Site at Montgomery College’s Germantown Campus is offering walk up appointments everyday through Friday, May 7 from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm. Click here to make an appointment instead and avoid long wait times. Don’t miss […]

All Sardi’s Chicken locations closed Wednesday in honor of CEO and co-founder Philip Sardelis, who died from complications developed from having COVID-19. Sardelis, 48, lived in Derwood. He founded the Peruvian chicken chain with his cousin, also named Philip Sardelis. Family was the single most important thing in his cousin’s life, Sardelis told MyMCM. He […]

With more vaccines rolling out and reopening restrictions easing, many residents are getting back to partaking in extracurricular activities. The Dominique Dawes Gymnastics and Ninja Academy in Clarksburg has several safety measures in place and welcomes those who want to stay active amid the pandemic. Dawes, a three-time Olympian and the academy’s owner, says the […]

After a 14-month derailment due to the pandemic, Bethesda Big Train baseball is back. Games will be played at the Shirley Povich Field in Rockville during June and July in front of a maximum of 250 socially distanced fans. Montgomery County approved Big Train’s 27-page 2021 Return to Play Plan Wednesday at noon, so now it […]