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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 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 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 DC office vacancy rate hits record high of 18.2% 10/04/2021 11:12am • Office vacancy rate for the District is on the rise, according to CBRE. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/Prostock-Studio) The overall office vacancy rate in D.C. topped 18% for the first time ever in the third quarter, according to commercial real estate firm CBRE, rising from 17.8% in the second quart Delta variant prompts continued mask requirement; new arena policy at UVA 10/01/2021 08:34pm • Leadership at the University of Virginia confirmed its mask requirements would continue due to strain on the surrounding health care community caused by the delta variant. In a letter Thursday from two executive vice presidents, Provost Liz Magill and Chief Operating Officer J.J. Davis, the unive DC Council member questions religious exemption for COVID vaccines 10/01/2021 01:54pm • One member of the D.C. Council questioned why the city has a religious exemption in place for COVID-19 vaccines Friday. "Would the Department of Health support removing the religious exemption from our vaccine policies entirely?" asked At-Large Council member Elissa Silverman during a weekly call Around 75% of DC government workers report being fully vaccinated ahead of mandate deadline 09/30/2021 07:55pm • With the deadline looming for D.C. government workers to get at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, around 75% of them are reporting that they are fully vaccinated. Those who have not submitted their vaccination status by Thursday risk losing their licenses or jobs. More D.C. News Vaccinated Manassas staffers set to receive $300 bonuses 09/30/2021 04:43pm • 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 vaccine bonus is on the way for Manassas City, Virginia, employees. On Monday night, the City Council voted to approve a $300 incentiv Quarantine guidelines change in Prince George's County Public Schools 09/30/2021 04:38pm • Schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, are updating their COVID-19 quarantine policies at the recommendation of the county health department, the school system announced Thursday. The new policy requires quarantining for anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19, displayed symptoms, or is For first time since June, projected US COVID-19 deaths are decreasing 09/30/2021 01:51am • For the first time since June, the rate of new Covid-19 deaths in the US is expected to decrease over the next four weeks, according to an ensemble forecast from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And for the third week in a row, Wednesday's CDC forecast predicted that hospitaliza Lawsuit filed against Montgomery County schools over vaccine mandate 09/29/2021 11:33pm • A Montgomery County, Maryland, employee has filed a lawsuit against the district's public school system over its vaccine mandate, arguing that receiving the vaccine violates his "sincerely held religious beliefs." The plaintiff, identified under the pseudonym "John Doe" in the lawsuit, is describ Illinois man dies from rabies after waking up to bat in his room 09/29/2021 03:38am • A man in northeastern Illinois died from rabies about a month after apparently being infected by a bat he found in his room, marking the first human case of the virus in the state since 1954, health officials said Tuesday. The man, who was in his 80s, woke up last month and found a bat on his nec Bradley Beal clarifies his COVID-19 vaccine comments from Wizards' media day 09/28/2021 02:35pm • Bradley Beal clarifies his COVID-19 vaccine comments originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonBradley Beal is active on social media and generally aware of the prevailing storylines featuring his name, so he was privy to the backlash directed towards him and other NBA players after media day on M