WORCESTER COUNTY, Md. – The Worcester County Public Schools Superintendent announced on Saturday that they will not be returning for in-person instruction on Monday as previously planned. In a statement, Superintendent Lou Taylor says the Worcester County Health Department asked them to return to school on January 4 in the form of distance learning. “First, I apologize immensely for the.
‘Diddy’ delivers, chicken coops, New Year’s Eve restrictions: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY
Alabama
Gadsden: The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama topped 2,800 this week, as recent days have shown a steady climb and new record high inpatient counts – 2,804 on Tuesday – as the surge in cases continues. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, the University of Alabama’s Division of Infectious Diseases director, said Alabama now is third in the nation in COVID-19 hospitalizations per capita, behind Nevada and Arizona. She said Alabama is sixth in the nation in the number of COVID-19 cases per capita, after falling out of the top 10. On Christmas Eve, the number hospitalized was 2,458 across the state; on Christmas Day and on Saturday, it was 2,516, according to statistics published by BamaTracker. On Sunday, the number rose to 2,631; and it jumped significantly by Monday, to 2,802 people hospitalized.
MARYLAND – As more COVID-19 vaccines make their way to Maryland, more and more people are getting vaccinated. Worcester County Health department held a vaccine clinic for priority groups which includes, public health staff conducting COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, and EMS providers within the county. The health department says they will soon be partnering with Ocean City EMS to vaccinate.
Worcester Health Offering No-cost COVID-19 Testing This Winter wboc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wboc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
OCEAN CITY Early COVID-19 vaccinations continued this week at hospitals, nursing homes and local health departments across Maryland, including first responders on the front lines of the pandemic.
According to Governor Larry Hogan’s office, an additional 82,800 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were allocated this week around the state. Phase 1A of the state’s vaccination plan is focused on front-line healthcare workers, long-term care residents and staff along with first-responders.
Through this week’s allocations, local health departments continue to host vaccination clinics for first-responders, and hospitals will have enough doses to vaccinate all their critical front-line staff. The new allocations also continue to be provided to CVS and Walgreens as they vaccinate nursing home residents and staff.