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County officials continue to monitor the number of new cases, deaths, hospitalizations, and hospital capacity. Officials have said public-health criteria must be met or show substantial progress to support a gradual reopening of businesses and relaxing of restrictions. Based on the data released Wednesday, six of the 10 benchmarks included in the dashboard have been […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Wednesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 11,924 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 193 cases from the 11,731 reported Tuesday. Since the first case in March, 593 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of nine deaths since Tuesday, according to […]

The first phase of reopening Montgomery County began Monday, June 1. Businesses allowed to partially reopen include car washes, childcare, hair salons and barbershops, restaurants and bars, and retail. Manufacturing may reopen fully if precautions and guidelines are followed. Outdoor day camps and youth sports may reopen as long as they follow the Maryland Department […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Tuesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 11,731 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 255 cases from the 11,476 reported Monday. Since the first case in March, 584 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of eight deaths since Monday, according to […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Monday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 11,476 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 115 cases from the 11,361 reported Sunday. Since the first case in March, 576 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of four deaths since Sunday, according to […]

County Executive Marc Elrich announced Thursday the first phase of reopening would start Monday, June 1 at 6 a.m. Public health officials have tracked key indicators regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in the county to help determine when and how to relax “restrictions and move toward reopening businesses and public amenities in the county.” The county […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Friday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 11,035 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 283 cases from the 10,752 reported Thursday. Since the first case in March, 555 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of 13 deaths since Thursday, according to […]

Montgomery County officials are tracking public health data to determine when and how to relax “restrictions and move toward reopening businesses and public amenities in the county.” The county developed the COVID-19 Dashboard to track numerous metrics and updates the information daily by 2 p.m. The metrics tracked by the county include the number of […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics Thursday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 10,752 cases of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, which is an increase of 285 cases from the 10,467 reported  Wednesday. According to the health department, 542 county residents have died from COVID-19. This is an increase of seven deaths since Wednesday. The number of […]

Montgomery County officials are tracking public health data to determine when and how to relax “restrictions and move toward reopening businesses and public amenities in the county.” The county developed the COVID-19 Dashboard to track numerous metrics and updates the information daily by 2 p.m. The metrics tracked by the county include the number of […]