Shortage In COVID Testing Kits Driving Up Lab-Based Demand
A shortage of COVID-19 rapid tests continues nationwide, including at many stores in Maryland.
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A shortage of COVID-19 rapid tests continues nationwide, including at many stores in Maryland.
All across the United States, there's a shortage of school bus drivers. The issue is so severe, even the youngest riders notice it.
Ninety-one skilled nursing homes and congregate facilities statewide have gotten at least 90 percent of their staffs partially or fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Students are back in school and scientists along with doctors are trying to get a handle on how the pandemic is being tracked as large numbers of kids are congregated in school buildings.
Across the region, a potential spike in COVID-19 is already disrupting the normal functions of hospitals and schools.
The Maryland State Department of Education received approval of a statewide masking requirement for all public schools.
Covid-19 infections have risen "exponentially" among children in the US since July, according to data published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
After months of declining COVID-19 cases, the virus is finding the most vulnerable population -- the unvaccinated.
The city is now showing on its coronavirus dashboard the percentage of people vaccinated in neighborhoods to show the public how they're making decisions about restrictions.
With more than 75 million eligible Americans still not vaccinated, hospitals in many states overwhelmed and fears that cases could grow further in the fall, experts and officials are scrambling to slow the Covid-19 pandemic.
While many Maryland counties have begun the school year, masked up, Carroll County is one of the only counties leaving the decision in the hands of parents.
Governor Larry Hogan announced that all Marylanders 65 or older that live in congregate and nursing homes now qualify for booster shots.
Food insecurity among families with children rose in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic upended the US economy, according to a US Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday.
Thousands of students will be heading back into the classroom tomorrow and for some, it'll be the first time in more than a year.
Just as many Marylanders return from Labor Day weekend vacations and head back to school, more people are testing positive for COVID-19.
Summer is coming to an end and with it, hopes of getting covid under control.
In the Southeast, Georgia is now seeing its highest number of hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic, matching peaks experienced in January, according to HHS data.
This week, Maryland health officials said the state pushed past a major milestone.
This summer's coronavirus resurgence has been labeled a "pandemic of the unvaccinated" by government officials from President Joe Biden on down.
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.
The office of Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced three staff members tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday.
Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the return to school, the Delta variant on the rise and this winter approaching, health officials are concerned it could get worse.
Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. declared a local state of emergency today to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing a 376% increase in the seven-day case rate since July 30.
