More Maryland Hospitals Declare Disasters As COVID-19 Surge Brings Unprecedented Pressure
The state is now reporting a record-shattering 3,057 COVID-19 hospitalizations.
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The state is now reporting a record-shattering 3,057 COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Howard County on Tuesday announced the opening of a new COVID-19 testing site to service as many as 15,000 county employees and their families.
With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, the Baltimore City Health Department on Tuesday suspended all in-person activities at city-run senior centers to curb transmission.
The shortage extends beyond teachers. This includes substitutes, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and administrators.
Half of the tests will go to Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and the other 100,000 will go to equity-based providers, to help get testing kits to those who face obstacles finding tests.
Anne Arundel Medical Center and Doctors Community Medical Center are pivoting to crisis standards of care due to a sharp increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The Baltimore County on Monday night voted 6-1 to extend its State of Emergency period to Feb. 7, unless County Executive Johnny Olszewski declares an end to the emergency first.
The Maryland Department of Health is committing $15 million in emergency funding to support adult medical day care facilities deal with the COVID-19 surge, the agency said Tuesday.
More than 3,000 Marylanders are hospitalized with COVID-19, the highest total of any point during the pandemic, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Health.
Maryland's COVID-19 hospitalizations surpassed 3,000 as of late Monday, the Maryland Hospital Association confirmed to WJZ.
Stephen Wagner was in his first year at Hilltop Elementary School, but he didn't have trouble making friends, said a letter AACPS sent to families Saturday.
Baltimore City Schools will return to in-person learning following winter break, the school district announced Monday.
A total of 21 Baltimore County schools have shifted to virtual learning this week due to COVID-19 infections, and seven more have partially closed, the school system said Monday.
The UM St. Joseph Medical Center announced on Monday that they are implementing Crisis Standards of Care (CSC) protocols in response to the Omicron surge.
As Maryland wrestles with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections, Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday announced that masks will be mandatory inside state buildings.
With the Omicron variant driving a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, the University of Maryland will require fans to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test result to attend all indoor sporting events, including men's and women's basketball games,
Maryland's COVID-19 hospitalizations set a new record Monday as they topped 2,700, according to the latest data released by the state Department of Health.
The Maryland Department of Health and agency partners are closing five state-run COVID-19 testing sites Monday due to the winter weather.
Thirteen Baltimore County schools are shifting to virtual learning for the first week of January due to COVID-19 concerns, and several more have partial closures.
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Maryland topped 2,500 on Sunday, setting a new record, while the statewide positivity rate surpassed 26%, according to Department of Health data.
COVID-19 cases are surging to unprecedented levels across the U.S. just as millions ring in the new year.
While Baltimore City's sky won't light up with fireworks this New Year's Eve, people are still making the most of their night.
As Maryland continues to grapple with elevated COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations, two more counties implemented indoor mask mandates on Friday.
Maryland is distributing 4,500 courses of FDA-authorized prescription pills intended to help high-risk COVID-19 patients ward off serious illness, the state Department of Health announced Friday.
Novavax on Friday announced it has handed over the final round of data on its COVID-19 vaccine as it seeks emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
