Coronavirus in Maryland

Prince George’s County Public Schools has released updated COVID-19 protocols in an effort to maintain in-person instruction safely. The new guidelines cover who must quarantine and for how long. People who test positive must quarantine for at least five days. People who have a booster shot, were recently vaccinated or had a recent COVID-19 infection can quarantine for less...

News4’s Justin Finch breaks down the latest quarantine guidelines from Prince George’s County Public Schools.

Rapid test kits are free to Montgomery County residents.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has declared a 30-day state of emergency to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases

University of Maryland Capital Region Health says it’s moving three Prince George’s health centers to crisis standards of care amid rising COVID-19 cases and staffing shortages. UM Capital Region Medical Center, UM Bowie Health Center and the Emergency Department at UM Laurel Medical Center declared a hospital emergency Friday, according to a press release. The hospitals will implement crisis...

State officials in Maryland say they’ve gotten the first load of two new antiviral medicines that may guard people with Covid-19 from becoming seriously ill or dying

The University of Maryland’s Charles Regional Medical Center has joined several other hospitals declaring a crisis. News4’s Paul Wagner reports.

If you see a long line in the Washington, D.C., area, there’s a good chance it’s people waiting to get tested for COVID-19. Two new sites in Maryland had long lines on New Year’s Eve day. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Charles County Public Schools in Maryland will delay in-person learning after winter break because of the high number of COVID-19 cases in the county. Students will learn virtually for at least the first week back, from Jan. 3 to Jan. 7, the school district announced Wednesday. Athletics and extracurricular activities are also postponed. Staff are set to report to work…

More than 2,000 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across Maryland, leading to calls for Gov. Larry Hogan to reinstate a limited public health emergency declaration. “Unlike previous spikes, you know, we’re depleted in terms of staff available to care for everyone,” Maryland Hospital Association President and CEO Bob Atlas told News4. Atlas said a limited declaration would provide hospitals with the…

More than 2,000 COVID-19 patients are hospitalized across Maryland, leading to calls for Gov. Larry Hogan to reinstate a limited public health emergency declaration.

The number of Marylanders hospitalized for COVID-19 soared past 2,000 as the state reported a flood of new cases Wednesday, and hospitals must cancel elective surgeries, Gov. Larry Hogan said. Hospitalizations are at their highest level since the pandemic began, and it’s being driven by unvaccinated patients, Hogan said. “Under a state health directive, hospitals are required to implement pandemic…

An advocate for Maryland’s hospitals says Gov. Larry Hogan should reinstate a public health emergency because of staffing and capacity challenges from a COVID-19 case surge

News4’s Cory Smith takes a look inside the emergency department of Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center.

A firefighter in Frederick County, Maryland, has died of COVID-19, the fire department said Thursday morning.

The Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for the first oral antiviral treatment of COVID-19.

Yvonne Brown taught in both Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland. She leaves behind two daughters, just 10 and 11 years old.

News4’s Cory Smith reports on the decision to close the schools and how officials plan to change their prevention recommendations.

Virtual learning will be held for students at Benjamin Tasker Middle School, EXCEL Public Charter School and Kettering Middle School until Monday, Jan. 3.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has announced additional actions to prepare for a further surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.