Montgomery Community Media

Friday morning, the Maryland Department of Health reported 107 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. This brings the cumulative case count to 22,185 since the start of the pandemic. With a lower rate than 12 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average of 2.35% for positive COVID-19 tests. One new coronavirus-related […]

Hispanic women account for almost half of Covid-19 cases among pregnant women nationwide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Based on the CDC’s data, among more than 14,000 pregnant women who tested positive for Covid-19 and provided information on race and ethnicity, more than 6,000 were Hispanic, the largest group among […]

Montgomery County is holding 12 COVID-19 testing clinics the week of Sept. 28. The clinics provide free walk-in and drive-thru testing at multiple locations throughout the county. Testing clinics are free, and no doctor’s order is required. Online appointments are encouraged but are not required. Appointments may be made on the County’s testing website. County health […]

A nivel nacional, las madres hispanas representan casi la mitad de los casos de Covid-19 entre las mujeres embarazadas, según datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades, mejor conocido como el CDC por sus siglas en inglés. A nivel nacional, según CDC, entre más de 14 mil mujeres embarazadas que […]

Thursday morning, the Maryland Department of Health reported 76 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County. This brings the cumulative case count to 22,078 since the start of the pandemic. With a lower rate than 15 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average of 2.26% for positive COVID-19 tests. Since Tuesday, no […]

The City of Rockville is hosting Beth Macy, author of the New York Times best-selling book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” for a virtual book discussion Thursday. In “Dopesick,” Macy investigates rural America’s struggle with the opioid epidemic for the last 20 years and what led the medical community to […]

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich urged residents to vote by mail, get flu shots and be tested for COVID-19, whether they have symptoms or not. During his weekly media briefing Sept. 23, Elrich and Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles discussed the upcoming elections, budgetary process and COVID-19 restrictions. “We really need people to come in […]

Seven-Day Positivity Average Continues Downward Trend for the Seventh Day The Maryland Department of Health reported 69 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday. This brings the cumulative case count to 22,002 since the start of the pandemic. With a lower rate than 15 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average […]

Maryland and Montgomery County Record Pandemic Low Seven-Day Positivity Averages Tuesday morning the Maryland Department of Health reported 56 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County bringing the cumulative case count to 21,933 since the start of the pandemic. With a lower rate than 15 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions, the county had a rolling seven-day average […]

The Maryland Department of Health reported 63 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Monday. That brings the cumulative case count to 21,877 since the start of the pandemic. The county had a rolling seven-day average of 2.4% for positive COVID-19 tests, which is a lower rate than 12 of Maryland’s 24 jurisdictions. Since Sunday no […]