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Mask policy ends for Somerset County schools after AELR committee's ruling
WESTOVER — Somerset County Public Schools is once again following its mask optional policy for students, staff and visitors after the Maryland General Assembly’s Joint Committee on … more
Somerset County: How has COVID affected you?
URBANA, Md. — The non-profit Global Z Recording Project has partnered with 15 libraries across Maryland including those in Somerset County to collect stories about these unique times living in … more
Mask mandate in Maryland public schools continues with off-ramps adopted
ANNAPOLIS — A General Assembly committee on Jan. 5 formally affirmed the Maryland State Board of Education’s revised mask mandate which includes three ways to make face coverings … more
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Governor declares 30-day State of Emergency, mobilizes Maryland National Guard to respond to address COVID-19 surge
ANNAPOLIS — Governor Larry Hogan on Jan. 4 declared a 30-day state of emergency to take urgent short-term actions to combat the current COVID-19 surge and mobilized 1,000 members of the … more
Maryland Dept. of Health releases nursing home staff vaccination percentages
BALTIMORE - The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) on Monday, Nov. 29 announced an update on the top and bottom 10 skilled nursing facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least … more
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Update on top and bottom 10 skilled nursing facilities in Maryland ranked by staff vaccination rates
BALTIMORE – The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) on Monday announced update on the top and bottom 10 skilled nursing facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least one … more
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Pfizer, J&J, and Moderna boosters start Nov. 3 at Somerset County Heath Dept.
WESTOVER — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved boosters for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines. Starting Nov. 3, the Somerset County Health … more
Bottom 10 skilled nursing facilities in Maryland ranked by staff COVID vaccination rates
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) on Monday announced an update on the top and bottom 10 skilled nursing facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least … more
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Peter Franchot
Franchot reinstates mask requirement for employees at agency offices
ANNAPOLIS  - In an ongoing effort to protect employees and taxpayers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Comptroller Peter Franchot has announced that visitors and employees in all agency offices will … more
An employee with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services displays a small bottle of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington.
Maryland does not display Native American COVID-19 data
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lumped into the “Other” racial and ethnic category, American Indians and Alaska Natives are effectively invisible on Maryland’s state website for … more
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Gov. Larry Hogan announces that Maryland seniors are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine booster shots at a press conference Sept. 8.
Hogan announces boosters for people 65+ in nursing homes
ANNAPOLIS —Marylanders 65 and over living in congregate care facilities, including nursing homes, are eligible for COVID-19 booster shots effective immediately. Gov. Larry Hogan announced … more
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Tawes Nursing Home no longer in bottom 10 of unvaccinated skilled nursing sites
BALTIMORE — The Alice Byrd Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield is no longer on the Maryland Department of Health’s list of the bottom 10 nursing home facilities in the state ranked by … more
From the left, members of the Caroline County School Board are Richard Barton, Interim Superintendent Dr. Derek L. Simmons, President James A. Newcomb Jr., Vice President Donna L. DiGiacomo, and Mark Jones. Member Arevia Michele Wayman attended by video call. The board decided Aug. 17 to require masks in Caroline County public schools when classes resume.
Masks now required in Caroline schools
DENTON — Masks are now required for all individuals inside Caroline County Public Schools buildings, regardless of vaccination status, when students are present. The announcement took place … more
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All Maryland nursing home, hospital workers required to have COVID vaccine
ANNAPOLIS — Employees of Maryland hospitals and nursing homes are now required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination or undergo regular screening and testing. That includes not just those who … more
Maryland Dept. of Health reports Top 10 and Bottom 10 skilled nursing home vaccination rates for residents and staff
BALTIMORE — The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) on July 26 announced the top 10 and bottom 10 nursing home facilities in the state ranked by percentage of staff with at least one dose of a … more
Somerset County follows state and lifts local COVID-19 State of Emergency July 1
PRINCESS ANNE — Following Governor Larry Hogan's June 15, 2021 announcement that Maryland will lift all COVID-19 related emergency mandates and restrictions effective July 1, 2021, Somerset … more
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