During Monday’s Montgomery County Council media briefing, Public Health Emergency Preparedness Manager Sean O’Donnell said the current mask requirement would be lifted at midnight Thursday night if Montgomery County returns to a  “moderate transmission” status for 7 consecutive days.

See the County’s COVID-19 data.


For Immediate Release: Monday, October 25, 2021


Montgomery County is in moderate transmission for the fifth consecutive day. 7 consecutive days are required for indoor face covering requirement to end.

Per the Montgomery County government website, “Montgomery County’s indoor face covering requirement was reinstated because the County reached “substantial transmission” level. It will end when the County returns to a  “moderate transmission” status for 7 consecutive days. See the County’s COVID-19 data.”


Montgomery County is in moderate transmission for the fourth consecutive day. 7 consecutive days are required for indoor face covering requirement to end.

Per the Montgomery County government website, “Montgomery County’s indoor face covering requirement was reinstated because the County reached “substantial transmission” level. It will end when the County returns to a  “moderate transmission” status for 7 consecutive days. See the County’s COVID-19 data.”


For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 21, 2021


10/23 Update: Montgomery County is in moderate transmission for the third consecutive day.

Montgomery County has reached moderate transmission for Covid-19, per the indicator status on MoCo’s Covid-19 dashboard with 49.8 cases per 100,000 residents in the past 7 days.


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