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D.C., Maryland and Virginia are all breaking coronavirus records as cases continue to surge 12/05/2020 01:34pm • The D.C. region's upward trend of coronavirus cases is beginning to set new records for the area. Virginia and D.C. set new records for coronavirus cases reported in one day, and Maryland set a new record on Friday and the seven-day averages for the number of cases in D.C. and Maryland are now hi Md. COVID-19 squad investigates quarantine-breakers — and, yes, they can arrest you 12/04/2020 05:31pm • Being safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and complying with restrictions largely comes down to personal responsibility. But, in Maryland, COVID-19-positive individuals who put others at risk can be arrested. About twice a week, Maryland State Police are asked to investigate whether someone who CDC recommends 'universal mask wearing' outside home 12/04/2020 05:25pm • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. reports record-high COVID deaths, cases and hospitalizations The CDC on Friday issued its strongest mask guidance yet during the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for "universal mask wearing" in all activity outside of one's home. The new recommendation comes at the end 'Fauci effect': Med school applications surge, including at Virginia Tech 12/03/2020 11:33pm • Medical school applications are up, according to data from a service that processes them, including at a Virginia medical school, which reports a 48% increase in applications compared to last year. Dr. Melanie Prusakowski is the associate dean of admissions at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Pandemic may be triggering dramatic hair loss in some people 12/03/2020 08:26pm • Pandemic-related stress may be causing people to lose their hair. A D.C. dermatologist has reported seeing three times more patients than usual for the condition. "Telogen effluvium, also known as stress-induced hair shedding, is one of the most common forms of hair loss that we see in the dermat In-person return to classrooms will continue in Prince William County, for now 12/03/2020 05:20am • 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. After a review of COVID-19 metrics across the region, Prince William County Schools Superintendent Steve Walts told the school board Pandemic-weary nature lovers flock to DC's little-known Kingman and Heritage islands 12/03/2020 04:02am • (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384';cnx.cmd.push(function() {cnx({playerId: "9be9c680-c459-4acb-af21-654a2ccca384",mediaId: '9487718c-a8ac-4bb8-bdb2-5119716341c4' }).render("537615366790e387");}); Kingman and Heritage islands, which are p Md. health officers stop coronavirus-positive boy from boarding at BWI 12/03/2020 02:48am • A family from Maryland's Eastern Shore had a close call when they nearly boarded a plane at BWI Marshall Airport unknowingly carrying the coronavirus. Health officials were able to stop them before they potentially infected other passengers. On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, health officers Robert Griffin III, Ravens players frustrated by frantic 10 day stretch 12/02/2020 11:00pm • Ravens players express frustration after frantic 10 day stretch due to COVID-19 originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonLast Monday, the Ravens shut down their facility in Owings Mills after the team learned running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins tested positive for COVID-19. Defensive tackl Montgomery County issuing PPE kits in hard-hit neighborhoods 12/02/2020 10:41pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, plans to issue some 4,000 coronavirus kits with personal protective equipment in the parts of the county the virus has hit the hardest. Kits will contain hand sanitizer, alcohol wipes, gloves, tissues, masks, non-contact thermometers and batteries. The supplies wil DC to test asymptomatic students, teachers, in-person staff, to prevent COVID-19 spread in schools 12/02/2020 10:31pm • The District of Columbia is set to start an aggressive COVID-19 testing program of asymptomatic students and teachers, with the goal of getting them back together in classrooms, safely. Starting next week, D.C. will begin the pilot testing protocol in its ongoing CARE or in-person learning classr Northam on COVID-19 case increases, vaccine rollout plans 12/02/2020 04:28pm • Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday urged the commonwealth’s residents to stick with "what we know works" as COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise and a vaccine is in the works. “Almost every region in the state has sustained community spread,” Northam said at a news briefing. Thou Holiday 'rush' in coronavirus testing leads to delayed results in Montgomery Co. 12/02/2020 04:01pm • If you've taken a coronavirus test in Montgomery County, Maryland, lately, be prepared to wait for your results. Amid an ongoing surge in coronavirus cases in the region, Montgomery County officials say "overstretched" labs across the region are facing delays in reporting results in part because U.Md.-Michigan football game called off 12/02/2020 02:33pm • The Terrapins and Wolverines will not face each other on the gridiron this Saturday as the University of Michigan is halting its in-person football activities amid rising cases of COVID-19 among student-athletes. In a statement Wednesday, the University of Maryland said Saturday's game will not b Ballad halting elective procedures amid COVID-19 surge 12/02/2020 12:55pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A health system serving a swath of the central Appalachian mountains says it will halt nonemergency elective procedures due to surging cases of COVID-19 and capacity concerns at its Virginia and Tennessee hospitals. Ballad Health officials announced the change Wednesday at