Attorney General Frosh asks Apple, Google to ensure that contact-tracing apps serve public health purpose

BALTIMORE, MD— Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh this week asked Google and Apple to ensure all contact tracing and exposure notification apps related to COVID-19 adequately protect consumers’ personal information. Joining a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, Attorney General Frosh specifically asked Google and Apple to guarantee that such apps, when available to consumers, are affiliated with a public […]

Governor Hogan announces new guidance to allow limited outdoor visitation to nursing home facilities

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Ahead of Father’s Day weekend, Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced a plan to begin allowing limited outdoor visits to Maryland’s nursing home facilities. The plan also allows for limited communal dining and small group activities to resume with proper precautions in place. This is the first step in allowing nursing homes to begin a safe and phased reopening, […]

ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 hospitalizations fall for 23rd straight day

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com zip code reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have now dropped for 23 consecutive days. As of Friday morning, there have been 63,548 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland.  The statewide positivity rate has now fallen to 5.21%, down from Thursday’s 5.43%. […]

Angel Park to reopen on Friday

PERRY HALL, MD—A popular Perry Hall park will reopen this wekend. Angel Park announced that it would reopen to the public on Friday. Area parks have been reopening as restrictions continue to ease as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. “Angel Park reopens tomorrow,” said Councilman David Marks on Thursday.  “Many thanks to the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks for […]

Maryland Department of Labor announces over 93% of unemployment insurance claims processed

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Labor (Labor) on Thursday provided an update about significant progress made in the processing and payment of unemployment insurance claims during the coronavirus pandemic. “Our department recently implemented a fix that has led to substantial progress in processing unemployment insurance claims, resulting in tens of thousands of eligible claimants receiving their benefits,” said Labor Secretary […]

ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland reports lowest number of new cases since March 31

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com zip code reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Thursday reported that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have now dropped for 22 consecutive days. As of Thursday morning, there have been 63,229 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland.  The statewide positivity rate has now fallen to 5.43%, down from Wednesday’s 5.81%. […]

ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 hospitalizations fall for third straight week

UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com zip code reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Wednesday reported that statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have now dropped for three weeks straight. As of Wednesday morning, there have been 62,969 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland.  The statewide positivity rate has now fallen to 5.81%, down from Tuesday’s 6.20%. […]

State Fire Marshal warns of fake online fireworks poster

BALTIMORE, MD—The Office of the State Fire Marshal is warning Maryland residents of a fictitious online poster circulating on various social media accounts, referencing Independence Day celebrations and social distancing. The poster claims that Governor Larry Hogan has issued a directive on a specific way to handle sparklers and limited the amount of time residents are allowed to celebrate outdoors. […]