PERRY HALL, MD—At Thursday morning’s meeting of the Baltimore County Council, Councilman David Marks and Councilman Wade Kach supported legislation to limit the State of Emergency to two weeks and restore religious services, with medical safeguards. Both amendments failed by a vote of 5 to 2. Only two of the three Republicans on the council supported the amendments. Baltimore County […]
TIMONIUM, MD—The Timonium Fairgrounds has reached capacity for appointment-free COVID-19 testing. “Due to the overwhelming response, we are currently at capacity for administering COVID-19 tests at the Maryland State Fairgrounds,” officials said on Thursday morning. “If you were unable to get tested at this location, please call the Baltimore County COVID-19 Hotline at410-887-3816 for assistance.” The fairgrounds hit their limit […]
UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com zip code reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday reported that there have now been over 43,000 COVID-19 cases in Maryland. As of Thursday morning, there have been 43,531 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 1,208 cases since Wednesday. There have been 2,045 related deaths, […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan and CVS Health on Thursday announced 17 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Maryland. The opening of additional test sites across the state will be announced by the end of the month. This announcement comes two days after Governor Hogan signed an emergency order authorizing the state’s nearly 1,200 pharmacies to […]
UPDATE: The County Executive’s office has released additional clarifications on Thursday’s announcement: County Executive Olszewski will issue an executive order stating that effective Friday, May 22, at 9 a.m., Baltimore County will take the following actions: Retail stores may reopen for in-store retail with a maximum capacity of 10, including staff. This applies to all retail establishments outside of those […]
PERRY HALL, MD—Councilman David Marks on Wednesday evening issued a statement on Baltimore County’s reluctance to fully enter Phase One of Governor Larry Hogan’s Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery. Councilman Marks’ statement reads as follows: “It’s time to reopen small business in Baltimore County – with safety precautions. “That’s what more than 1,000 people have told me in emails and […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Department of Education announced on Wednesday the development of Maryland Together: Maryland’s Recovery Plan for Child Care, a plan to continue and expand child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the state entered the first recovery stage, MSDE announced the immediate start of a transition phase for child care, expanding access to child care to include […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that, as part of the state’s long-term testing strategy, Maryland will begin universal COVID-19 testing at all state-run correctional and juvenile facilities. The governor also announced that: The state is delivering more than 20,000 tests per week to nursing homes. The state’s Public Health Laboratory is producing up to 10,000 tubes of viral […]