Baltimore City Health Commissioner Concerned About Rising COVID-19 Cases
At this very moment, the United States is approaching a very grim milestone of one million deaths due to COVID-19.
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At this very moment, the United States is approaching a very grim milestone of one million deaths due to COVID-19.
Gov. Larry Hogan and First Lady Yumi Hogan received their second COVID-19 vaccine booster shots today.
Colleges across the region are taking precautionary steps as COVID-19 metrics rise.
Local health officials are strongly urging mask usage in indoor public places as COVID-19 cases are on the upswing.
A new congressional report claims Baltimore-based Emergent BioSolutions ruined many more COVID-19 doses than were previously reported, and there were possibly attempts to try to hide that amount.
A medical expert at Johns Hopkins explained that various school districts will handle outbreaks differently.
"I am strongly recommending that masks be worn indoors or in public settings regardless of vaccination status," she said.
The new number of COVID-19 cases reported across the state on Monday is the highest it's been since January, and there are more than 250 hospitalizations for the first time since early March, according to data from the Maryland Department of Health.
COVID-19 cases continue to pile up in Maryland and the state's positivity rate hovers above 6%. But even as cases rise, risk of serious illness remains low.
The seven-day positivity rate for COVID-19 dipped slightly to 5.99%. According to the CDC's COVID-19 Community Levels, all 24 jurisdictions in Maryland still have a "Low" rate of transmission.
"I am fully vaccinated, boosted, and thankful for the robust protection the vaccine has provided," he said in a statement.
For the first time in three months, Maryland reported more than 1,900 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, according to the latest round of data provided by the state Department of Health.
"Mr. Millionaire" and his fiancée are waiting until the real-life check clears to decide how to spend the money.
Fed officials raised the central bank's benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday, its biggest single move in 22 years.
As of Tuesday, the CDC reports that 95% of adult Marylanders have at least one dose of a COVID-19 shot.
The State Center Vaccine and Testing site has expanded its on-site services to provide testing and treatment for people who have contracted COVID-19, according to clinic personnel.
By this summer, "decisions will need to be made" on who should be eligible for additional COVID-19 shots in the fall, and by June, the composition of the vaccines will need to be determined.
With COVID-19 numbers trending down, many say hope is on the horizon.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that more than $200 million in financing tools and new programs will be made available to create new affordable housing opportunities in Maryland.
Mayor Brandon Scott announced that he was restarting Phase 2A of the Key's Pointe development project in O'Donnell Heights, which was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the second time in as many days, Maryland reported more than 1,000 new COVID-10 cases on Friday.
The Vaccine Information Resource Assistant, or "VIRA," chatbot allows anyone to access trustworthy, accurate and up-to-date information on the COVID-19 vaccine.
The Maryland Department of Health reported more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday for the first time in two months.
When one person is masked and others are not, it's called one-way masking.
Masks are now optional across virtually all forms of public travel in the wake of a federal judge's ruling striking down a federal mask mandate for air travel and mass transit.
