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Governor Larry Hogan recently announced the first steps towards reopening the state. This includes allowing people to go to places like golf courses, tennis courts, state parks, and playgrounds. Meanwhile, local officials are urging residents to stay home except for essential travel and approved outdoor activities to help prevent the spread of the virus. Montgomery Parks […]

Lots of updated information regarding the impact of COVID-19 in Montgomery County is available. County Executive Marc Elrich, and County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles discussed pandemic efforts during their weekly virtual media briefing on Wednesday. County Executive Elrich confirmed the grim milestone of 304 COVID-19 related deaths. Currently, there’s more than 5,000 confirmed COVID-19 […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich gave a COVID-19 update during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday. County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles also spoke, and the variety of topics include coronavirus case data for nursing homes, emergency relief funding, and testing kit availability. Governor Larry Hogan recently directed the Maryland Department of Health to publish […]

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 that have occurred in Montgomery County’s senior residential facilities account for 60 percent of all the COVID-19 deaths and about one-quarter of all the cases here. As of Wednesday morning, Montgomery County’s nursing homes, assisted living facilities and group homes with more than 10 occupants accounted for 1,043 […]

21 school health nurses were trained Wednesday to provide contact tracing for COVID-19 patients in Montgomery County, Chief of Public Health Services Dr. Travis Gayles said at a virtual county council meeting Thursday.  Contact tracing has been happening since COVID-19 first entered Montgomery County, Gayles said, but it became a bigger focus after Gov. Larry […]

Montgomery County opened a new COVID-19 testing facility on Wednesday at the Wheaton Library and Community Recreation Center, said Dr. Travis Gayles, Chief of Public Health Services in Montgomery County.  The recreation center will be open for testing on Wednesdays. At a virtual media briefing, Gayles said the county is gearing up to open another […]

Cloudy today with a high temperature near 60 degrees. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Friday, April 17. 1. Council Tele-Town Hall: Councilmembers Gabe Albornoz, Evan Glass, Will Jawando and Hans Riemer are hosting a remote town hall today at 1 p.m. Click here to register […]

Partly cloudy today with a high temperature near 50 degrees. Check out the weather forecast. Here are five things to know in Montgomery County for Thursday, April 16. 1. Face Masks Required on Buses: Starting today, passengers on Ride On buses must wear face masks. Any passenger who does not comply with this mandate “may […]

Local health officials are stepping it up a notch when it comes to preventing the spread of COVID-19. Beginning Monday, April 13, a new health order is requiring shoppers to wear face coverings at stores in Montgomery County. This goes for grocery stores, pharmacies, and large chain retail stores. Health officials say cloth masks are an […]

El Dr. Travis Gayles, Oficial de Salud del Condado de Montgomery, anunció el jueves que los compradores deben usar máscaras o cubiertas faciales en supermercados, farmacias y grandes tiendas minoristas, como Costco o Sam’s Club. Esto entrará en vigencia a partir del lunes 13 de abril. Los minoristas deben limitar el número de compradores en […]