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Department of Recreation and Parks to deploy ‘Social Distance Ambassadors’ to all Baltimore County parks

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TOWSON, MD—The Baltimore County Department of Parks & Recreation issued an update on Friday afternoon with regard to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the pandemic, the department is not issuing any permits for organized activities at this time. In addition, “after consulting with the County Health Officer while using recommendations from the National Recreation and Parks Association […]

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ZIP CODE REPORT: Maryland COVID-19 hospitalizations continue downward trend

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UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com zip code reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Friday reported that there have now been over 44,000 COVID-19 cases in Maryland. As of Friday morning, there have been 44,424 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 893 cases since Thursday. There have been 2,092 related deaths, […]

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ZIP CODE REPORT: Md. COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall; 75 percent of Baltimore County deaths have occurred in nursing homes

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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, […]

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Governor Hogan, CVS Health announce 17 new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Maryland

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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 […]

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CDC now says COVID-19 ‘does not spread easily’ via contaminated surfaces

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INOTTINGHAM, MD—In yet another stunning reversal, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now say that the novel coronavirus does not easily travel from surface to surface. It’s not immediately apparent as to when the CDC changed course on this advisory, but on their newly-updated COVID-19 page, “touching surfaces or objects” is now listed under ways in which the “virus […]

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Maryland Department of Health encourages parents to bring children’s vaccinations up-to-date amid COVID-19 pandemic

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BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Health launched a new public service announcement this week encouraging parents to review their children’s scheduled vaccination status and bring them up-to-date on missed vaccinations. MDH is raising awareness based on recent data showing a significant decrease in pediatric vaccination rates both in Maryland and across the United States after a national emergency was declared […]

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ZIP CODE REPORT: Baltimore County COVID-19 cases top 5,000; hospitalizations continue to fall

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UPDATE: View the latest NottinghamMD.com zip code reports here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health on Wednesday reported that there have now been over 42,000 COVID-19 cases in Maryland. As of Wednesday morning, there have been 42,323 cases of novel coronavirus in Maryland, an increase of 777 cases since Tuesday. There have been 2,004 related deaths, […]

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ZIP CODE REPORT: Nursing home facilities account for half of all Maryland COVID-19 deaths

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UPDATE: For the latest zip code report, click here. Original story below… —— NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of Health has begun releasing data on COVID-19 outbreaks within state nursing homes, as directed this week by Governor Larry Hogan. The new data shows that nursing home deaths account for about 50 percent (48%) of all Maryland coronavirus-related deaths. Health officials stated […]

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