NOTTINGHAM, MD—For the third straight week, the nation’s average gas price has fallen, declining 3.4 cents from a week ago and stands at $3.379 per gallon on Monday according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million individual price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. The national average is up 2.8 cents from a month ago […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday announced that the Maryland Department of Health will make 500,000 Abbott BinaxNOW Ag At-Home COVID-19 test kits available through a new program being launched statewide. The at-home test kits have begun to arrive in the state, and MDH is distributing them to local health departments to make available free of charge at designated locations […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday announced that the State of Maryland has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 boosters to include all adults. “As of today, Maryland has already administered more than 800,000 booster shots, and we are immediately expanding our campaign further to include all adults,” said Governor Hogan. “As the holiday season approaches, with more travel and more gatherings, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland State Board of Education will host a special virtual meeting to collect feedback on the state’s emergency school masking requirement. The virtual meeting will be take place on Tuesday, November 16 at 1 p.m. via WebEx. Last spring, the State Board passed a resolution calling for the return of in-person learning for the SY 2021-2022. The State […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Maryland’s COVID-19 health metrics continue to improve across the board, as the state has now surpassed more than 400,000 booster shots administered, officials announced on Tuesday. Maryland’s COVID-19 positivity rate (2.95%) has declined by 42.2% since Aug. 22, and has dropped under 3% for the first time since July 30. Maryland’s COVID-19 case rate per 100K (11.8) has declined […]
TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County’s state of emergency will end this week. County Executive Johnny Olszewski will allow the current state of emergency to expire on Wednesday, November 3rd. The county’s COVID positivity rate has been steadily declining, as have been case rates and hospitalizations. Baltimore County’s original state of emergency expired in July, but Olszewski reinstated it in August as the […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan on Friday issued the following statement after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave final approval for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, and ‘mix and match’ COVID-19 booster shots: “From day one of this crisis, our focus has been on preventing hospitalizations and deaths. Our initial COVID strategy was one of containment, which became mitigation, […]
UPDATE: U.S. and Maryland flags are being flown at half-staff in honor of Gen. Powell. Original story below… —— ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan has issued a statement following the death of General Colin Powell. General Powell’s family on Monday morning announced that he had passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Powell made history by becoming the 12th chairman of […]