WASHINGTON, DC—Working with the U.S. Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service on Wednesday unveiled a new Get My Payment tool with features to let taxpayers check on their Economic Impact Payment date and update direct deposit information. With an initial round of more than 80 million Economic Impact Payments starting to hit bank accounts over the weekend and throughout this […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health confirmed on Wednesday that the number of novel coronavirus cases in the state had surpassed 10,000. As of Wednesday morning, there were 10,032 COVID-19 cases in Maryland, 349 related deaths, 2,231 hospitalizations, 45,731 negative test results, and 607 individuals had been released from isolation. Baltimore County has confirmed 1,485 COVID-19 cases and Harford County […]
TIMONIUM, MD—In an effort to keep pace with the demand for COVID-19 testing, the Baltimore County Department of Health will open a drive-through clinic to test patients who have a medical order from a healthcare provider. The clinic will be located at the Timonium Fairgrounds (2200 York Road, Timonium, Maryland, 21093) and will open on Thursday, April 16th. Testing will […]
PARKVILLE, MD—Four COVID-19 deaths have been reported at a Parkville nursing home. Four residents at Genesis Loch Raven Center have died, according to Councilman David Marks, and 46 others have tested positive at the facility. The novel coronavirus outbreak at Genesis in Parkville was first reported on April 1st. “Let me begin by expressing sympathies to the families of these […]
BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate action to ensure billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) go to American families and not to debt collectors. […]
UPDATE: The updated zip code report for Wednesday, April 15, 2020 can be viewed here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health reported on Tuesday that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state had surpassed the 9,000 mark. As of Tuesday morning, there were 9,472 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Maryland and […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan, Chair of the National Governors Association, on Monday issued the following statement: “Today, on behalf of the nation’s governors, I led another teleconference with the Vice President and the White House regarding our coordinated response to COVID-19. “Governors are on the front lines of the on-the-ground response, implementing aggressive measures that are beginning to successfully flatten […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County officials on Monday announced that an inmate in the Baltimore County Department of Corrections has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is an African-American male in their 50s who is not currently presenting symptoms and is in quarantine. The Baltimore County Department of Corrections is coordinating with the Department of Health to lead a contact trace investigation […]