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Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 18 The Maryland Department of Health reported 104 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Thursday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 65,157. Montgomery County recorded two newly reported coronavirus-related fatalities Thursday. The death toll is currently 1,403, the highest in the state. As of March 15, there are 100 […]

Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday that Maryland will enter Phase 2 of its vaccination plan on Tuesday, March 23. Under Phase 2A, all residents ages 60+ will be eligible, Hogan said during a press conference Thursday. Effective immediately, all Marylanders ages 60+ can preregister for an appointment at a mass vaccination site. One week later […]

Esta semana, el país cumplió un año desde que la vida tal como la conocíamos cambió con el COVID-19, que se extendió por todo el mundo y comenzó a afectar al condado de Montgomery. Hasta la fecha, ha habido más de 64,000 casos confirmados solo en el condado. Los primeros tres casos de COVID-19 en […]

Local leaders announced this week that a mass vaccination site is expected to open in Montgomery County soon. It will be located at the Montgomery College Germantown Campus, and health officials say they are preparing how it will operate once more much-needed COVID-19 vaccine doses become available. During the county’s weekly virtual COVID-19 media briefing […]

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for March 17 The Maryland Department of Health reported 119 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 65,053. Montgomery County recorded three newly reported coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday. The death toll is currently 1,401, the highest in the state. As of March 15, there are 100 […]

Montgomery County Public Schools welcomed back about 20,000 additional students this week during the return to in-person instruction. Other student groups are scheduled to return in phases throughout the next couple of weeks and will remain on the virtual learning platform until their phase begins. Meanwhile, some students have opted to remain virtual throughout the remainder […]

After leaders said Montgomery County is approved for a mass vaccination site at Montgomery College Germantown, Gov. Larry Hogan called the announcement “premature.” During a county council meeting Tuesday morning, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Dr. Earl Stoddard announced that the state approved a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at Montgomery College’s Germantown campus. “The […]

Montgomery County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles reemphasized the importance of getting tested for COVID-19 during a council meeting Tuesday. In response to a question from Councilmember Craig Rice, Gayles said the county wants to prevent another wave of cases and then another wave of lockdowns that some European countries, like Italy, are currently dealing […]

Montgomery County’s Department of Alcohol Beverage Services (ABS) has temporarily shut down the Cabin John Liquor and Wine store. The closure is due to potential exposure of a store employee to someone who tested positive to COVID-19. That employee was last at the store, located at 11301 Seven Locks Road in Potomac, on Thursday, March […]

El estado de Maryland aprobó un sitio de vacunación masiva de COVID-19 en Montgomery College Germantown, anunció el director de Manejo de Emergencias y Seguridad Nacional del Condado, Dr. Earl Stoddard, durante una sesión del Concejo el martes. “La noticia positiva es realmente que el estado nos ha dado luz verde y nos apoyará activamente […]