COVID-19 in Maryland

Maryland’s coronavirus positivity rate has more than doubled, growing fears of a fourth wave even as more residents get vaccinated.

Maryland is seeing an uptick in cases, worrying some officials. News4’s Cory Smith reports.

Maryland will lift some restrictions on restaurants, bars, religious facilities and gyms starting Friday, but several safety precautions will remain in place, the governor announced. Capacity limits on indoor and outdoor dining will be lifted Friday at 5 p.m., Gov. Larry Hogan said at a news conference Tuesday. Masks and physical distancing will still be required, and patrons must be…

“Answer the call” and download the COVID Alert app have joined the growing list of pandemic precautions, such as wearing a mask and social distancing, as the Maryland Health Department battles a pandemic surge during this holiday season

With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surging in the state, Maryland tightened restrictions on businesses, bars and restaurants on Friday.  Bars and restaurants must end all dine-in service after 10 p.m. but takeout and delivery service will still be allowed. Retail businesses, religious institutions and gyms must limit capacity to 50%, in a rollback to phase two levels. The new restrictions…

Hospital and nursing home visits will be extremely limited, and retail capacity limits will be reduced to 50 percent. Cory Smith reports.

As coronavirus cases and hospitalizations reach crisis levels and many hospitals approach their capacity, Maryland will tighten restrictions on businesses, bars and restaurants. “We have seen widespread failure to follow public health advisories statewide,” Hogan said.

The package will provide grants and some loans to businesses including restaurants, entertainment venues and arts organizations. News4’s Chris Gordon reports.

Maryland’s small businesses can expect relief soon, Gov. Larry Hogan says.  The governor will draw $250 million from the state’s rainy day fund for COVID-19 financial relief, he announced Thursday.  The funding, which will be distributed to local jurisdictions by the end of the year, will be spent on a combination of new relief programs and an expansion of...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has proposed a host of budget cuts due to COVID-19 and that includes some to education. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports some say the governor is depriving districts of funding right when they need it the most.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has outlined $190 million in federal COVID-19 relief for small businesses, higher education and nonprofit organizations

A spokeswoman for Maryland’s comptroller says he plans to oppose nearly a third of the budget cuts recently proposed by the governor

Maryland will receive $210 million for remote learning and tutoring to help schools and students most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

Nearly 150 people are facing prosecution for violating the state COVID-19 emergency stay-at-home order this spring in Maryland, according to a review by the News4 I-Team. Gov. Larry Hogan’s March emergency declaration made it a crime punishable by up to a year in prison for individuals to make nonessential travel or congregate in large groups. According to the I-Team review,…

Nearly 150 people are facing prosecution for violating the state COVID-19 emergency stay-at-home order this spring in Maryland, according to a review by the News4 I-Team. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Employees at two Prince George’s County high schools tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released by the district. An employee at Charles H. Flowers High School near Springdale and another at High Point High School in Beltsville tested positive for the virus, the district said. PGCPS encourages everyone to follow CDC guidelines to prevent further spread of...

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed $50 million emergency legislation Monday to fund the response to the coronavirus and said 18 additional state residents are being monitored for potential exposure. Six state residents traveled on the same Egyptian cruise ship, though on different dates, as three Montgomery County residents who previously tested positive, the governor said at a news conference. Two…

Three people in Maryland were diagnosed Thursday with the coronavirus, in the first positive cases in the Washington, D.C., area. The patients, a woman in her 50s and a married couple in their 70s, live in Montgomery County and fell ill after taking a cruise in Egypt on the Nile River. They may have unknowingly exposed people in Maryland...