COVID-19 In Maryland: State Surpasses 2 Million Booster Shots
More than 2 million Marylanders have received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data released Saturday by the Maryland Department of Health.
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More than 2 million Marylanders have received a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data released Saturday by the Maryland Department of Health.
David Bennett, the 57-year-old man who is the first transplant recipient of a genetically modified pig heart, is still recovering and undergoing physical therapy for the first time, the University of Maryland Medical System said.
According to the health department, 1,979 residents are hospitalized with COVID-19. The last time hospitalizations were below 2,000 was Dec. 27, when there were 1,826 patients.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the world has seen several coronavirus variants emerge -- and with some, the effectiveness of current coronavirus vaccines to protect against infection and illness has slightly diminished.
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh is warning residents of companies offering door-to-door COVID-19 testing, saying people who took the tests have reported not receiving results after several weeks and do not know if their personal information is secure.
Maryland added 2,900 new cases of COVID-19 as hospitalizations once again declined and the statewide positivity rate dipped to 12.57%, according to data released Wednesday by the Maryland Department of Health.
The masks are rolling out just as some in the United States are receiving US Postal Service packages containing free Covid-19 antigen tests they ordered.
Some states are starting to see infection numbers and hospitalizations drop. But it is not the case everywhere.
A raccoon found in Severna Park Wednesday has tested positive for rabies, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health said.
Some Republican-led states claim they are having a difficult time getting their hands on rapid Covid-19 tests following the US federal government's plan to send free at-home test kits to households across the country.
The updated guidelines come after many public health experts have been recommending for months that people wear more effective masks -- particularly N95s -- and that the CDC change its guidelines on mask-wearing.
Halfway into an Omicron-driven state of emergency, Gov. Larry Hogan praised Maryland's declining COVID-19 case rate and hospitalizations but warned residents "we're not out of the woods."
Baltimore City Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa on Wednesday declared a Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert from Thursday evening to Saturday morning, when temperatures will feel like the single digits with the wind chill.
Open enrollment for health insurance provided through the state-run Maryland Health Connection has been extended until the end of February, Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday.
With cases and hospitalizations declining, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman Jr. defended the county's indoor mask mandate in the face of a lawsuit asking for a temporary restraining order to block the policy.
