State, County, and City COVID-19 Updates:
Montgomery County Updates:
Friday, February 5th, 2021:
Montgomery County Council to Vote On Reopening Indoor Dining
“The Montgomery County Council is set to vote Tuesday on whether to reopen indoor dining, which has been prohibited for more than a month because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The county is the last in Maryland to ban indoor banning.
If approved, County Executive Marc Elrich’s proposed executive order would permit indoor dining at 25% capacity beginning at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Customers would be limited to one hour inside the eatery, which also must keep a daily record of contact information for at least one customer per dining party to help with contact tracing.”
Click here to read the full article.
Wednesday, January 27th, 2021:
County Begins Vaccinating Residents 75 and Older for COVID-19
“Montgomery County is now vaccinating residents 75 and older for COVID-19 and will continue providing appointment links to others in Priority Group 1B as vaccine supply allows. However, a national COVID-19 vaccine shortage, and the limited amount of doses the County and the State receive weekly, will result in fewer residents who are preregistered getting an appointment immediately.
To focus the limited vaccine supply on the most vulnerable individuals, County health officials are restricting access to vaccinations to all but those people who follow the official preregistration process. The County Government is aware that appointment links have been forwarded and the State appointment system does not have a filter to prevent sharing a link. The sharing of links has created confusion for residents and is negatively impacting the vaccine distribution process. The County is working with State officials to modify the system to prevent this. Residents should not forward the appointment link to others.
Earlier this week, County Executive Elrich met with Maryland Governor Larry Hogan regarding increasing vaccination doses to Montgomery County. After that meeting, the Governor announced the State hopes to receive more vaccines soon.
When eligible, and based on the vaccine supply, County residents who have preregistered will receive a direct link from [email protected] to make an appointment. People who have not received a link directly from the County and show up to a County-operated vaccine clinic will not be served unless they are in Priority Group 1A or 75 and older.
Those in tiers within Priority Group 1B, including teachers, childcare workers, essential workers and individuals with developmental disabilities, will be invited to preregister later this week. People in Priority Group 1C, Tier 1 (65-74 years old) also will be invited to preregister later this week.”
Read more here: https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2021/01/county-begins-vaccinating-residents-75.html
City of Rockville Updates:
The City has compiled a list of resources for up-to-date, trustworthy information on COVID-19 on its website. For the latest City-related information, follow the City of Rockville on social media: Nextdoor, Facebook , and Twitter; and sign up for the City’s COVID-19 updates newsletter.
Resources:
Please stay healthy and mindful of the current circumstances and events. Check the CDC and WHO websites for more information:
CDC – Center for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
WHO – World Health Organization https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
