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Gov. Larry Hogan appears ready to let Maryland's state of emergency from COVID-19 fully expire Sunday as planned, despite urging from some legislators to extend it further due to case increases from a highly contagious variant.
With weeks to go before school resumes, the Maryland State Department of Education, in coordination with the state Department of Health, said it "strongly recommends indoor mask usage in schools for everyone age 2 and over, regardless of vaccination status," according to a statement.
Joy Curbean-Johnson initially did not trust the COVID-19 vaccines. She worried about side effects after a friend had an adverse reaction.
Maryland officials are endorsing federal officials' approval of a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for some immunocompromised residents.
The Maryland House of Delegates requested Governor Larry Hogan extend Maryland's state of emergency amid a steady rise in key Covid metrics in the state as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads.
Maryland reported 950 new COVID-19 cases and five new deaths, according to state health department data released Friday morning.
As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a handful of states are now straining to keep up with the surge.
Howard County's public school system became Maryland's first to require either vaccines or mandatory testing for all employees.
More children are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to cope with a surge in new patients and officials race to expand vaccine protection.
The CDC is urging pregnant women to get the coronavirus vaccine. Doctors said the real risk is getting covid and not the vaccines. Pregnant women are considered immune-compromised meaning if they get sick, it could be dangerous for both them and their baby.
Negative COVID-19 tests must be from the past 72 hours. Proof of vaccination can be a vaccination card or a photo of the card.
Despite one of the highest vaccination rates in the state, Howard County announced Wednesday it has reached "substantial level" COVID-19 transmission by CDC standards.
Maryland reported 886 new COVID-19 cases and one new death, according to state health department data released Wednesday morning.
