Montgomery Community Media

All public firework displays have been canceled for Montgomery County ahead of July Fourth due to ongoing coronavirus concerns. With social distancing and other restrictions still in effect to try and reduce the virus’ spread, many anticipated events have/are being canceled to avoid potential risk. July Fourth is only the latest in a list of […]

There needs to be an even more significant decrease in COVID-19 case numbers before moving into Phase 3 reopening according to county health officer Dr. Travis Gayles. Currently, Montgomery County is in Phase 2 reopening. Although data shows that case numbers have decreased compared to previous weeks, Dr. Gayles says numbers need to go down […]

Montgomery County has not seen an increase in COVID-19 cases due to large-scale Black Lives Matter protests, said County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles. “What we have observed here is since that started within the county, we have not seen an uptick in cases,” he said at a county council meeting Tuesday. He emphasized that […]

Montgomery County Health Officer and Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles encourages residents who have attended Black Lives Matter protests to get tested for COVID-19 if they are concerned about exposure. “I think we do see folks going to the protests who may be disproportionately impacted if they do contract it,” he said […]

Montgomery County has currently tested more residents than any other jurisdiction in the state, according to a recent video from the county’s Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, who offered insight into testing measures, plans moving forward and the need to stay vigilant.  “One of the key measures that we are looking at in terms of […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich will hold a press conference Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with other officials to announce reopening and recovery plans for the county. A statement from the county says he will be joined by County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles, Director of the county’s Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, Dr. […]

Earlier this week, four of the six hospitals in Montgomery County were at maximum capacity for ICU beds, County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles said at a virtual council meeting Thursday. As of this morning, only two are at capacity and more beds are becoming available. “Those numbers are moving in the right direction but […]

El Ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, dijo que el condado podría comenzar a reabrir en las próximas dos semanas. La reapertura será gradual y dependerá de métricas como los nuevos casos de COVID-19 y las tasas y capacidad de hospitalización. La disponibilidad de camas en las unidad de cuidados intensivos (UCI) es crítica, […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said the county may be able to begin reopening within the next week or two.  The reopening will be gradual and will depend on metrics like new COVID-19 cases and hospitalization rates and capacity. ICU bed availability is critical, Elrich said at a virtual media briefing Wednesday. On Tuesday, 19 […]

El ejecutivo del condado de Montgomery, Marc Elrich, y el oficial de salud del condado, Dr. Travis Gayles, realizaron una conferencia de prensa el jueves para aclarar la posición del condado sobre la reapertura durante la epidemia de COVID-19. El miércoles, el gobernador Larry Hogan anunció que su orden de quedarse en casa se levantará […]