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DC-area sees rise in COVID-19 cases, but vaccinations blunt delta impact — so far 07/22/2021 02:37pm • Amid a nationwide coronavirus uptick and full-blown outbreaks in some states where the overall pace of vaccinations have lagged, there is growing concern about the more transmissible delta variant of the virus driving caseloads and serious illness. In the D.C. area, where COVID-19 vaccinations ha Maryland offers schools funding to expand student testing for COVID-19 07/22/2021 05:34am • Leaders with the Maryland health and education departments are encouraging school systems to expand testing for COVID-19 when students return to classes in the fall, and are offering funding to help. "Testing for COVID-19 remains a key component in our fight against this disease and it is essenti Montgomery Co. health officials working on 'contingency plan' in case COVID-19 rates worsen 07/21/2021 09:02pm • While Montgomery County, Maryland, is ahead of much of the country in its efforts to vaccinate its residents, County Executive Marc Elrich said he is having health officials work up a plan of action if case counts begin to surge. Elrich said the county — like much of the rest of the country — DC inmates report limited access to coronavirus tests, medical care during pandemic 07/21/2021 01:20am • D.C. inmates in federal prisons said that a majority of them had limited access to coronavirus tests and medical care during the pandemic and reported inconsistencies in mask-wearing among prison staff, according to a report by an independent oversight body. The District of Columbia Corrections I Infectious disease expert warns of more variants emerging without higher vaccination rates 07/15/2021 09:12pm • Parents with young children may be hoping for a complete return to normalcy in the near future, but a pediatric infectious disease expert told WTOP that they should still be exercising caution with their kids. "We're seeing right now the spread of this new variant, the delta variant, and that tha Union employees at U.Md. want to keep telework policy 07/13/2021 09:05pm • Thousands of employees at the University of Maryland are pushing to keep a broad telework policy in place until September. Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1072 rallied outside of the university's main administration building on Tuesday, and delive DC Council approves measures to protect debtors, renters 07/13/2021 06:36pm • The D.C. Council on Tuesday voted to temporarily keep in place protections against debt collection, evictions and utility shutoffs that were instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The protections would have expired soon after the end of the District's public health emergency that is set to end Montgomery Co. issues reminder about parking citations 07/13/2021 04:33pm • Montgomery County, Maryland, is reminding drivers that late fees for parking tickets will start being collected in August. The county's transportation department said collection of late fees will start Aug. 1. The agency suspended late fees on parking tickets in March 2020, as COVID-19 swept t Governor says Va. small businesses to receive federal aid 07/12/2021 09:44pm • Virginia small businesses hit hard by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic would get $353 million in federal aid under a plan proposed Monday by Gov. Ralph Northam. Northam traveled to Virginia Beach to announce his first-round spending priorities from the $4.3 billion in federal funds DC still weighing additional incentives to get residents vaccinated as demand plateaus 07/09/2021 07:16pm • The District is seeing some success with their vaccination incentive programs, but are still looking for ways to get people out to vaccine sites around the city to be vaccinated. Patrick Ashley, with DC Health, told the D.C. Council Friday that, based on conversations with people turning out to g Six Flags mass vaccination site to close in Bowie, but vaccine remains widely available in Md. 07/09/2021 03:33pm • With the announcement that 70% of adults in Prince George's County, Maryland, are at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19, the state mass vaccination site at Six Flags America, in Bowie, is closing July 10. Earlier this year, more than a dozen mass vaccination locations helped people in Ma Data Doctors: Preventing website pop-up notifications 07/09/2021 02:12pm • Q: I’m constantly getting pop-up notifications from all kinds of websites on my computer. Does this mean that I have a virus? A: The currency of the internet is often referred to as "eyeballs" because getting the attention of the user is a key way to generate revenue. You’ve probably notic Infectious disease expert disagrees with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine booster push 07/09/2021 08:57am • Drug manufacturer Pfizer is planning to apply for emergency authorization for a third COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. However, an infectious disease expert is joining the chorus of health experts and agencies who are saying that a booster is not needed to help fight the delta variant of the coronav DC offers a way to clear up outstanding misdemeanor warrants from home 07/09/2021 07:08am • D.C. Superior Court is offering a chance for people with misdemeanor bench warrants to clear them up at home. It’s called Virtual DC Safe Surrender. For a few days over the next two weeks anyone with an outstanding bench warrant can turn themselves in online and have their hearing over the phon DC updates mask policy in government buildings; 2nd gentleman visits vaccine clinic 07/08/2021 09:58pm • D.C. updated its mask policy inside its government buildings, which will take effect next week. Starting Monday, District employees and contractors who are fully vaccinated will only need to wear a mask in certain settings: When interacting in-person with the public, including customers, con