First, Surges In COVID-19 Infections Led To Shortages Of Hospital Beds And Staff. Now It's Oxygen
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Just as the state of Maryland surpasses a major milestone of administering 7.5 million COVID-19 vaccinations, the health department reports more than 1,000 new cases for the fourth day in a row. This comes as Baltimore County hosts two major events Saturday, the BMW Championship and the Maryland State Fair.
WJZ went inside a hospital room to interview a patient who contracted COVID-19.
The Maryland General Assembly on Friday announced plans to take up the state school board's proposed mask mandate for public schools.
More than 201,000 Marylanders enrolled in the Maryland Health Connection's Coronavirus Emergency Special Enrollment from March 16, 2020, to Aug. 15, 2021, according to the Maryland Health Benefit Exchange, which administers the connection program.
A Maryland teacher said she was placed on leave after refusing to comply with a school mask mandate. Angela Harders, a special education teacher at Paint Branch High School, said she was taking a stand against forced masking, The Washington Post reported.
The Maryland Department of Health will continue to bring free mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics on the road through the Labor Day holiday.
Maryland reported 1,373 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths, according to state health department data released Friday morning.
The antibody treatment blocks an inflammatory protein called IL-6 that causes damage in rheumatoid arthritis.
17-year-old Janiya Broaddus is ready for her senior year of high school. She came to a back-to-school vaccination clinic at the Bon Secours Community Works building in West Baltimore and told WJZ Investigator Mike Hellgren she is ready to get her first vaccine.
Officials confirmed that 41 students have tested positive for COVID-19 and nearly 600 are in quarantine in Frederick County.
Maryland reported 1,244 new COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths, according to state health department data released Thursday morning.
More than 100,000 people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US -- the first time that level has been reached since January -- as medical workers say they're once again struggling to treat waves of patients.
As of Saturday, these teens appear to have the highest rate of infections among not only children, but all age groups, based on the CDC's count of weekly Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people.
The president and CEO of Greater Baltimore Medical Center announced that they will now require the COVID-19 vaccine for all employees.
