County Executive Marc Elrich Says the County is Not Looking to Shut Things Down, Encourages Mask Wearing and Vaccines
County Executive Marc Elrich held his weekly media briefing today. The focus was on the rise in cases and how the county plans to respond. “Everything we’re doing is to prevent us from shutting down things”, he said.
Governor Hogan Not Considering Reinstating Statewide Mask Mandate
Governor Larry Hogan said during a press conference in Baltimore on Tuesday that he is not considering reinstating a mask mandate for the state.
City of Gaithersburg Reinstates Indoor Mask Requirement at All Times in City Facilities
The City of Gaithersburg announced on Monday that they are reinstating the requirement for all staff and visitors to wear mask and socially distance while in city run facilities.
Public Hearing Notice on Board of Health Regulation to Reinstitute Indoor Masking Requirements if Montgomery County Becomes an Area of Substantial COVID-19 Transmission
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Rising Number of COVID-19 Cases May Prompt Reinstating Mask Mandate in Montgomery County, Board of Health to Meet Next Week
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Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich Sets Trigger Points for Indoor Mask Mandate
Speaking today with FOX5, Marc Elrich announced that the trigger point for reinstating the indoor mask mandate is a weekly average over 50 per 100,000.
Students and Staff Required to Wear Masks This Fall at Montgomery County Public Schools, Regardless of Vaccination Status
The Montgomery County Board of education met today and determined that students and staff will be required to wear face coverings in buildings in the fall.
Montgomery County Council Meets Today to Discuss Updated COVID-19 Guidelines, Expanded 5G Infrastructure, Establishing a Silver Spring Business Improvement District, and More
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Silver Spring Student Wins $50,000 Scholarship in Latest VaXU Drawing
The winners from today’s VaxU drawings were from Columbia and Silver Spring. This is the third time since the first drawing on July 12th that a student from Montgomery County has won.
Montgomery County Creating Contingency Plan For Possible Wave of COVID-19 Delta Variant
County Executive Marc Elrich and Montgomery County officials have begun planning the county’s response to a potential outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Message From County Executive on MoCo’s Current COVID-19 Situation, I-495 & I-270, and Homelessness
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