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Northern Virginia health care system makes urgent appeal in wake of 'unprecedented' hospitalizations 01/06/2022 04:16pm • Sentara Healthcare said a 300% increase in hospitalizations in Northern Virginia in 10 days as of Thursday is being driven by the omicron variant — and the health care system’s top doctor is appealing to people to get vaccinated, wear masks in public and adhere to good pandemic practices. “ Jack Del Rio confidently states he'll remain WFT's defensive coordinator in 2022 01/06/2022 02:38pm • Del Rio confident he'll remain Washington's DC in 2022 originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonJack Del Rio has no doubt that he'll remain the defensive coordinator for the Washington Football Team in 2022.Del Rio was asked on Thursday if he was "hopeful" that he'd return in the same r Capitol Police hit hard by omicron variant 01/06/2022 01:18pm • While the United States Capitol Police are trying to restructure and rebuild following last year's Jan. 6 attack, the new chief said the omicron variant of the coronavirus is depleting the already short-staffed law enforcement agency.  Chief Tom Manger told senators during a hearing on Jan. 6 over Despite misgivings, Md. lawmakers approve 'off ramps' from school mask mandate 01/06/2022 07:33am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. State lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to an emergency regulation passed by the State Board of Education that allows Maryland pu DC students who don't submit proof of negative coronavirus test to be tested on site Thursday 01/05/2022 08:45pm • D.C. students who haven't submitted proof of a negative COVID-19 test before returning to school Thursday will be tested on site, schools Chancellor Lewis Ferebee said, a reversal from a previous plan that drew backlash because it would have allowed students to return with a handwritten note affirmi As omicron becomes dominant variant, Md. works to get more rapid tests 01/05/2022 07:40pm • Gov. Larry Hogan said Wednesday omicron is now the dominant COVID-19 variant in Maryland, and the state is working to get more of those hard-to-find rapid COVID-19 test kits. Hogan provided an update on the state's ongoing fight against the virus during a Board of Public Works meeting. Over th What people need to know about COVID-19 booster shots for children 01/05/2022 05:30pm • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for kids 12 to 15 years old. Boosters now are approved for everyone 16 and up, and a Maryland pediatrician wants to emphasize how dramatically boosters can improve protection. "Many of our teenagers were v Inova hospitals shift to emergency status as COVID-19 cases surge 01/05/2022 04:30pm • Northern Virginia health care provider Inova has returned to its "emergency status" in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases and the volume of patients they have seen as a result. As part of this reactivation — which took effect on Jan. 3 at 5 p.m. — the hospital system reopened its Montgomery Co. planning big ramp-up in COVID-19 testing, including rapid test handouts 01/05/2022 04:02pm • Officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, are planning to significantly ramp up COVID-19 testing, including distributing rapid at-home test kits at public libraries, as the county grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant. The county is expectin Health tech takes center stage at CES 2022 01/05/2022 11:09am • With COVID-19 dominating the narrative across the globe, it comes as no surprise that health tech is poised to emerge as one of the top areas of focus at CES 2022. For the first time ever, a health care company will deliver a major keynote at CES (previously known as the Consumer Electronics Show As DC parents pick up students' COVID tests, tech issue delays uploading results 01/05/2022 07:50am • EDITOR'S NOTE: This story, originally published Jan. 4, has been updated to reflect new hours for COVID-19 test kit distribution on Wednesday, Jan. 5. D.C. Public Schools changed those hours Wednesday morning. Days before students are scheduled to return to their classrooms in D.C., parents and t Surge in COVID-19 cases prompts Md. to announce 30-day state of emergency 01/05/2022 02:40am • Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced a 30-day state of emergency to combat the current COVID-19 crisis in the state, where projections show that hospitalizations could top 5,000. “From day one of the crisis. I have told it to you straight, and so the truth is that the next four to six weeks Md. state of emergency helps hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients 01/04/2022 10:19pm • Hospitals across Maryland are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients that the governor declared a state of emergency to allow the National Guard to help and give health officials the power to restructure resources. Hospitalizations have doubled in the last day, and more than 600 patients were wait Va. Health: Avoid unnecessary travel that prompts preventative COVID testing 01/04/2022 04:50pm • Virginia's Health Department is among those eagerly awaiting details of how the federal government intends to distribute hundreds of millions of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests directly to households in America. "We're getting more information about that, hopefully, very soon," said Dr. Laurie Forla Amid omicron surge, Montgomery Co. extends mask mandate — with new end date 01/04/2022 04:08pm • Montgomery County lawmakers in Maryland voted unanimously Tuesday to keep the county's indoor mask mandate in place at least until the end of the month, as the county sees an astronomical rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the omicron variant that is leading to soaring hospitalizations and disrupting