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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 16 According to the Montgomery County Department of Health of Health, 26.9% of the county’s residents are fully vaccinated and 44.3% have received the first dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. Preregistration, which is the first step to obtain a vaccine at county clinics, is currently open […]

County leaders say Pfizer vaccine doses will help make up for the loss of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine. Following recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, Montgomery County paused the use of the J&J vaccine after six nationwide recipients developed rare […]

Estadísticas de COVID-19 para el condado de Montgomery del 15 de abril Los funcionarios de salud del condado de Montgomery informaron el jueves que el 25,6% de los residentes del condado están completamente vacunados, lo que significa que han recibido dos dosis de la vacuna Pfizer o Moderna o una dosis de la vacuna Johnson […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 15 Montgomery County health officials reported Thursday that 25.6% 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, 42.7% of the county residents have received their […]

Today is Thursday, April 15, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. COVID-19 Updates: Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich is hosting a virtual press conference today at noon to provide COVID-19 updates. The public is invited to watch live on the County’s Facebook page and County Cable Montgomery at Comcast/RCN Channel 6 and […]

Although many of the county’s farmers markets remain closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, a few will be opening within the next few weeks.  One of the markets reopening is the Takoma Park Farmers Market, located on Laurel Avenue. The market will be operating on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting April 18. A […]

Detectives with the Montgomery County Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in Boyds on Tuesday evening. Authorities do not believe this was a random incident. Emergency dispatch received a call for the report of a shooting on the 12000 block of Ethel Rose Way shortly before 7:00 pm. Responding officers found 23-year-old […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 14 The Maryland Department of Health reported 117 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 68,377. Montgomery County recorded no new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, so the death toll remains at 1,447 which is the highest in the state. As of April 12, there […]

Today is Wednesday, April 14, and here are five things to know in Montgomery County. 1. MCPS Reminder: For Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) middle and high schoolers, today is a regular instructional day. Reminder: If you have students in middle school or high school, April 14, May 12 and June 2 will be regular […]

Since Monday, Montgomery County residents older than 16 have been able to preregister to receive the coronavirus vaccine at all state and county operated vaccine clinics. This news comes as coronavirus cases for children have been on the rise across the country—particularly in the state of Michigan, which currently is experiencing the worst outbreak in […]