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Hospitalizations are down, but 8 states still have under 15% of ICU beds available 10/06/2021 03:34am • While much of the US is seeing a decline in hospitalizations for Covid-19, it's also evident the fight against the pandemic is far from over as eight states are reporting limited numbers of available ICU beds. Texas, Idaho, Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Arkansas and North Carolina have 15 Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for posting COVID hoax online 10/06/2021 02:58am • A Texas man was sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for spreading a hoax related to Covid-19 on social media, prosecutors said. Evidence showed Christopher Charles Perez, 40, posted two threatening messages on Facebook in April 2020, falsely claiming he paid someone infected with Covi Culpeper County fails to pass resolution cutting funding for entities imposing COVID-19 mandates 10/05/2021 10:53pm • (Courtesy Culpeper Media Network) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com and republished with permission. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. A resolution regarding the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors' intention not to fund non-governme DC Council defies mayor, passes bill addressing concerns about in-person learning 10/05/2021 08:06pm • D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, shown here in a file photo, acknowledged that an expansion in virtual learning — as part of an emergency measure passed Tuesday — amounts to a group far smaller than what council members wanted to see. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) After an hour of discussion New research shows that school mask mandates work 10/05/2021 07:53pm • Recently published findings on universal masking policies in schools reinforce previously touted messages that they help keep kids safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19, a D.C. pediatrician says. "These studies found that school districts without a universal masking policy in place were more li WATCH: Washington National Cathedral tolls bell 700 times for COVID-19 deaths 10/05/2021 06:30pm • The Washington National Cathedral honored the 700,000 people in the U.S. who have died of coronavirus by tolling the cathedral's bell 700 times Tuesday evening. The Bourdon bell tolled at 5 p.m., once for every 1,000 people who died. It took about 70 minutes to complete the tolling. Maryland does not display Native American COVID-19 data 10/05/2021 05:28pm • ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lumped into the “Other” racial and ethnic category, American Indians and Alaska Natives are effectively invisible on Maryland’s state website for COVID-19. More than 120,000 people who identify as Native American live in Maryland, but without public-facing numbers of COVI Roy McGrath, Hogan's former chief of staff, indicted for federal, state charges 10/05/2021 01:47pm • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Roy McGrath, the former chief of staff to Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr. (R) and ex-head of the Maryland Environmental Service, faces more th Gyms ask DC to review mask mandate 10/05/2021 04:51am • Area gyms are asking D.C. to review its mask mandate and requesting parity for the fitness industry. Bryan Myers, CEO and president of SolidCore, and other gyms in the District sent a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser and Health Director Dr. LaQuandra Nesbitt on Monday asking them to examine availabl Artist calls for 'army of volunteers' to help remove COVID memorial exhibit 10/05/2021 04:21am • Artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg spent three days in September installing more than 660,000 little white flags on the National Mall to memorialize those who died in the pandemic. At the time, she had a slew of volunteers helping create the exhibit. When it was completed, visitors traveled from Loudoun County bolstering ranks of medical volunteers 10/05/2021 12:40am • Loudoun County, Virginia, has put out a call for volunteers to beef up the ranks of its Medical Reserve Corps, which has played a key role in the community's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The county needs medical doctors, nurses, paramedics and other medical professionals, and there's also a Fauci clarifies weekend remarks on holiday gatherings 10/04/2021 07:58pm • The nation's top infectious disease expert is clarifying remarks over the weekend about how much precautions Americans should take during the holidays. In a Sunday interview on CBS's "Face the Nation," Dr. Anthony Fauci said it's still too soon to tell whether Americans should avoid gathering for Montgomery Co.'s COVID test-positivity rate dips below 2% 10/04/2021 04:40pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, officials say the county's COVID-19 test-positivity rate has dropped below 2%. During a weekly briefing, officials also said the county has the lowest number of new daily cases across state health metrics. But in other metrics, they remain concerned about racial di How risky are large outdoor events? Doctor says it depends on the kind of risk 10/04/2021 03:38pm • Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia, now requires visitors to provide printed proof of full COVID vaccination or proof of a negative test result within 72 hours of attending an event. But no such rules are in place at some other large outdoor venues around D.C., such as FedEx Field. So, with DC mayor, council clash over proposed COVID-19 school bill 10/04/2021 02:31pm • Days after the D.C. Council announced plans to introduce emergency legislation aimed at expanding virtual learning and loosening attendance policies, Mayor Muriel Bowser doubled down on her stance that the city's current approach aligns with national health guidelines and urged the council to recons