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Charles Co. schools to go remote 1st week after winter break due to COVID-19 12/29/2021 06:48pm • Students in Charles County, Maryland, will attend school virtually the first week after winter break due to COVID-19 concerns, school officials said Wednesday. Charles County Public Schools students will receive virtual instruction from Jan. 3 through Jan. 7 rather than attending class in-person Staffing challenges hit Fairfax County Fire and Rescue as COVID cases rise 12/29/2021 05:40pm • Virginia's Fairfax County Fire and Rescue is being hit by rising COVID-19 cases, and the department is temporarily shifting its staffing in response. "Currently, 66 employees have tested positive for COVID. An additional 12 FCFRD staff are in quarantine," the department said in a news release Wed Maryland passes 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations 12/29/2021 01:41pm • Many Maryland hospitals are overwhelmed as Gov. Larry Hogan announces the state has surpassed 2,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations. "As we have been projecting, our statewide COVID-19 hospitalizations have now reached record levels," Hogan said. He added that it's, "a surge driven primarily by unvacci Latest COVID-19 surge is impacting pediatricians in the DC area 12/29/2021 11:34am • It can be pretty hard to get an appointment at your kids' doctor's office right now. With COVID-19 cases surging in the D.C. region and nationwide, positive cases in children are starting to spike, too. But parents are also scheduling doctor's appointments out of fear that their child's head c Rapid tests may not be as good with Omicron as other strains, FDA says 12/29/2021 03:42am • ▶ Watch Video: U.S. hits record number of new COVID-19 infections Monday as Omicron variant spreads Rapid COVID-19 home tests are more likely to give a false negative with the heavily-mutated Omicron variant compared to earlier strains, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. Smithsonian to temporarily close 4 museums 12/29/2021 12:04am • Four Smithsonian museums in D.C. will be closed Wednesday through Monday to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 infections among staff. The National Museum of African Art, the National Postal Museum, the Anacostia Community Museum and the National Museum of Asian Art (Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur Some 415 Marylanders died from COVID-19 in less than 30 days 12/28/2021 05:11pm • For the first time in nearly a month, the Maryland Department of Health website has included information on the number of deaths across the state. The MDH website shows that at least 415 Marylanders died from COVID-19 between Dec. 4 and Tuesday bringing the state’s total to 11,437, The Associat Montgomery Co. schools ask parents to report kids' COVID-19 cases over winter break 12/28/2021 06:39am • Public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland, are asking parents to report COVID-19 cases if their kids test positive for the virus over winter break. The public school system said the request will help them to reopen schools on Jan. 3. Maintaining a safe environment when we return to school DC emergency services see major jump in COVID-19 cases among employees 12/27/2021 11:33pm • D.C. Fire and EMS has seen an increase of COVID-19 cases in its department as the District experiences its own citywide surge. There were 356 D.C. Fire and EMS employees who are currently out of service because of the coronavirus as of Monday, according to D.C. Fire and EMS spokesperson Jennifer Howard University delays start of spring semester amid COVID-19 surge 12/27/2021 09:36pm • Howard University in D.C. is delaying the start of its spring semester citing, among other things, a rising surge in coronavirus infections. Classes will start Jan. 18 instead, with face-to-face courses scheduled to begin on that date. Formal classes had originally been scheduled to start Jan. 10 DC-area blood banks experiencing 10-year low in supply 12/27/2021 07:36pm • The holidays are a traditionally slow time of year for D.C.-area blood banks. Add COVID-19 into the mix, and you have a critical situation. The Red Cross said the blood supply is running dangerously low. “We’re seeing them at their lowest levels in about 10 years,” said Ashley Henyan, th Washington activates Brandon Scherff, Cole Holcomb from reserve/COVID-19 list 12/27/2021 02:05pm • WFT activates Scherff, Holcomb from reserve/COVID-19 list originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonThe Washington Football Team did receive some good news just one day after losing in blowout fashion to the Dallas Cowboys.Pro Bowl guard Brandon Scherff and starting linebacker Cole Holcomb ha More Wizards players enter COVID-19 protocols, bringing total to 6 12/27/2021 01:29pm • More Wizards players in COVID protocols, bringing total to 6 originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonWASHINGTON -- The Washington Wizards now have six players in the NBA's health and safety protocols, as well as several staff members, as they continue to monitor a coronavirus outbreak.The latest Maryland men's basketball games to have 'enhanced safety measures' due to COVID 12/26/2021 11:31pm • After a drastic uptick in regional COVID-19 cases, Maryland University Athletics announced Sunday night that new health and safety measures will be in place for fans attending Terrapin home games this week. Starting on Tuesday night at XFINITY Center, when Maryland men's basketball game faces off You can now self-report a positive COVID-19 case to DC's virus tracking service 12/24/2021 04:32pm • D.C.'s COVID-19 exposure notification service will now allow users to self- report a positive test result. Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health made the joint announcement that the new feature on its app DC COVID Alert Notice (DC CAN) will increase the speed of the District's contact tracing efforts