COVID-19 Newsletters
2022
- Montgomery Update: Making Sure Transportation Improvements Are Done Right (8/11)
- Montgomery Update: With COVID-19 and Monkeypox Cases Elevated, We Must Take Precautions Against Two Major Viruses (8/4)
- Montgomery Update: County Again at Elevated ‘High' Level of COVID-19 Community Transmission (7/28)
- Montgomery Update: Counting of Mail-In and Provisional Ballots from Primary Election Will Require Additional Time (7/21)
- Montgomery Update: Creating More Affordable Housing With Innovative Plans (7/15)
- Montgomery Update: Protecting Supreme Court Justices While Respecting the Rights of Protesters (7/7)
- Montgomery Update: Independence Day Is a Time to Celebrate—And Make Your Voice Heard (6/30)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Vaccines Will Be Available for Children 5-and-Under (6/23)
- Montgomery Update: The Important Reasons Why We Celebrate Juneteenth (6/16)
- Montgomery Update: We Have a Mental Health Crisis in Our Nation (6/9)
- Montgomery Update: We Proudly Join in the Celebration of June as ‘Pride Month’ (6/2)
- Montgomery Update: A Rock-Solid Budget to Fully Fund Our Most Pressing Priorities (5/26)
- Montgomery Update: As COVID-19 Cases Again Increase, Precautionary Measures Are Highly Recommended (5/19)
- Montgomery Update: Taking Major Steps to Protect Women’s Reproductive Rights (5/12)
- Montgomery Update: Always Appreciate Our Teachers—But Especially This Week (5/5)
- Montgomery Update: MoCo Eats Week, Future Crossvines Are Signs We Are Economically Emerging from COVID (4/28)
- Montgomery Update: During Earth Month, One Important Step for Our Planet (4/21)
- Montgomery Update: The State of Our County is Strong (4/14)
- Montgomery Update: Survey Again Shows Residents Like the Quality of Life in Our County (4/7)
- Montgomery Update: Second COVID-19 Booster Shots Will Be Available for Eligible Residents (3/31)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Has Been Unfair to All—and Even More Unfair to Minorities (3/24)
- Montgomery Update: A Budget That Would Provide Record Funding for Education, Affordable Housing and Combatting Climate Change (3/18)
- Montgomery Update: Recognizing Those Who Have Been Helping Us During COVID-19 (3/10)
- Montgomery Update: Working to Help Those Impacted by the Silver Spring Building Explosion (3/3)
- Montgomery Update: Masks Indoors in Many Places No Longer Mandated—But Still a Good Idea (2/24)
- Montgomery Update: County Indoor Mask Mandate Will End on Feb. 21 (2/17)
- Montgomery Update: County Has Distributed More Than 1.5 Million COVID-19 Rapid Tests (2/10)
- Montgomery Update: Honoring, and Protecting, Our Diverse Cultures (2/3)
- Montgomery Update: Addressing a Challenging Week for Our County (1/27)
- COVID-19 Test Kits and N95 Masks Are Being Made Available (1/20)
- Montgomery Update: Free Test Kits Available at County Libraries (1/13)
- Montgomery Update: Expanding our testing to slow the spread of COVID-19 (1/6)
2021
- Montgomery Update: 2021 Comes to a Close (12/30)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Is Surging Again (12/23)
- Montgomery Update: With COVID Cases on the Rise, Montgomery County is Encouraging Everyone to Get Boosters (12/16)
- Montgomery Update: We Are Ready for a New Attack from COVID (12/9)
- Montgomery Update: Our Vaccination Rates Set the Standard; We Must Push On (12/2)
- Montgomery Update: Thanksgiving Plans Should Include Commitment to ‘Shop Local’ (11/24)
- Montgomery Update: Return to ‘Substantial Transmission’ Status Means Indoor Mask Mandate Will Be Reinstated (11/18)
- Montgomery County Update: Off to a Quick Start in Vaccinating Those Ages 5-11 (11/10)
- COVID-19 Vaccinations Available for Children Ages 5 Through 11 (11/4)
- Montgomery County Update: Indoor Mask Mandate Ended, But Caution Still Advised (10/28)
- Montgomery Update: A National Leader in Getting Residents Vaccinated (10/21)
- Montgomery Update: Vaccination Rates Are High (10/14)
- Montgomery Update: We Are Getting Ready to Provide COVID-19 Booster Shots (10/7)
- Montgomery Update: Everyone Should Get Vaccinated to Protect All Others (9/30)
- Montgomery Update: Climate Week Shows Importance of Our Climate Action Plan (9/24)
- Montgomery Update: We Must Do Everything Possible to Protect Our Children from COVID-19 (9/16/2021)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Guidelines Still Require Constant Updates (9/9)
- Montgomery Update: We Can Make a Difference (9/2)
- Montgomery Update: Third Dose Now Available to Immunocompromised Residents (8/26)
- Montgomery Update: Third Doses of COVID-19 May Be Needed—And We Will Be Ready (8/19)
- Montgomery Update: Protection Against COVID-19 Includes Protecting Renters from Eviction (8/12)
- Montgomery Update: We Must Do Whatever Is Needed to Fight the COVID-19 Variant (8/5)
- Montgomery Update: Those Not Vaccinated Make It Harder for Everyone to Move Ahead (7/30)
- Montgomery Update: A Summer of Recovery, But COVID-19 Refuses to Go Away (7/23)
- Montgomery Update: COVID Continues to Impact Us, but Streeteries May Be One of the Lasting Positive Outcomes (7/15)
- Montgomery Update: As Summer Sprints Ahead, We Need Youngsters to Get Vaccinated (7/8)
- Montgomery Update: Independence Day Weekend Begins a New Phase in COVID-19 Recovery (7/1)
- Montgomery Update: We Have a Climate Action Plan to Help Save Our Future (6/24)
- Montgomery Update: More Signs of Normal Times Ahead (6/17)
- Montgomery Update: More People Are Getting Vaccinated and More Facilities Are Reopening (6/10)
- Montgomery Update: Going Carefully Into What We Once Knew as ‘Normal’ (6/3)
- Montgomery Update: Additional COVID-19 Restrictions to be Lifted on May 28 (5/27)
- Montgomery Update: Many COVID-19 Restrictions Have Been Lifted And Reopening Expands on May 28 (5/20)
- Montgomery Update: More Help Has Arrived; But We're Not Done Yet (5/13)
- Montgomery Update: It Is Now Easier to Get a Vaccine (5/6)
- Montgomery Update: Major Steps of Progress (4/29)
- Montgomery Update: Earth Day is the Right Time to Plan for Our Future (4/22)
- Montgomery Update: Vaccination Numbers Increase: More Than 40 Percent of Residents Have Received At Least One Dose (4/15)
- Montgomery Update: All 16-and-Over Residents Eligible for Vaccines Starting April 12 (4/8)
- Montgomery Update: Vaccine Preregistration Now Open to All Adults (4/2)
- Montgomery Update: A Mass Vaccination Center Is Coming to the County (3/25)
- Montgomery Update: Cautiously Reopening—And Vaccinations Are Continuing (3/18)
- Montgomery Update: A Critical Stage for Re-opening (3/11)
- Montgomery Update: Vaccines Are Arriving—And We Are Ready for an Increased Pace (3/4)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19: Where We Are Now—and Looking Ahead (2/25)
- Montgomery Update: Making Progress on COVID-19—and Cautiously Optimistic (2/18)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming—Please Be Patient (2/11)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming—Please Be Patient (2/4)
- Montgomery Update: We all are ready to get vaccinations—we just need more of them (1/28)
- Montgomery Update: We Are Ready to Distribute Vaccines—We Just Need More Doses (1/21)
- Montgomery Update: Distributing Vaccines as Fast as Possible (1/14)
- Montgomery Update: A Year Like No Other Starts with a Day Like No Other (1/7)
2020
- A New Year's Message from Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (12/31)
- Holiday Message from Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich (12/24)
- Message from the County Executive: Getting Help for Our Businesses (12/17)
- Montgomery Update: Hope is Ahead in COVID-19 Battle, But We Are Not Ready for Complacency (12/10)
- Montgomery Update: COVID-19 Crisis Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better (12/3)
- Thanksgiving Message from County Executive (11/25)
- Montgomery Update: We Need to Get Control of COVID-19 (11/19)
- Montgomery Update: These Holidays Will Be, And Must Be, Different (11/12)
- Montgomery Update: It Has Been Quite a Week (11/5)
- Montgomery Update: Keeping You Current on County News (10/29)
- Reopening Montgomery: Carefully Watching the Numbers (10/22)
- Reopening Montgomery: We Will Be Getting There in a Flash (10/15)
- Reopening Montgomery: The Rules of COVID-19 Safety Apply to All (10/8)
- Reopening Montgomery: Moving Ahead–Safely (10/1)
- Reopening Montgomery: Beating COVID-19 Fatigue (9/25)
- Reopening Montgomery: Notable on Your Ballot (9/18)
- Reopening Montgomery: Moving Carefully into Fall (9/10)
- Reopening Montgomery: A Thank You to Labor (9/3)
- Reopening Montgomery: Soccer Games Allowed, Voting by Mail is Safe (8/27)
- Reopening Montgomery: An Active August (8/20)
- Reopening Montgomery Moving Forward (8/14)
- Reopening Montgomery — Being Tough While Being Flexible (8/6)
- Reopening Montgomery — Providing Help in Many Ways (7/30)
- Reopening Montgomery — The Hidden Problems Behind the Silent Disease (7/23)
- Reopening Montgomery — The Numbers Tell the Story (7/16)
- Reopening Montgomery — Safety Is Everyone’s Responsibility (7/9)
- Reopening Montgomery — Stepping in Carefully (7/2)
- Reopening Montgomery — But We Must Do It Safely (6/25)
- Phase 2 Reopening Starts Friday, June 19 (6/18)
- Getting Ready to Move to Phase 2 Reopening (6/11)
- Reopening Montgomery County While Keeping Us Safe (6/5)
- County Executive Elrich and County Health Officer Gayles Announce Phase I Reopening (5/29)
- Data Dashboard Shows Our Road to Reopening (5/21)
- Stay-at-Home Executive Order in Effect in Montgomery County (5/18)
- Stay At Home Order Remains In Effect (5/14)
- We Cannot Stop Now (5/11)
- Limited Outdoor Activities OK, But Proceed with Caution (5/7)
- Feeling the Financial Fallout (5/4)
- Maintain Physical Distancing to Flatten the Curve (4/30)
- Financial Relief for Renters and People in Need (4/27)
- New Testing Sites and Family Violence Awareness (4/23)
- Helping with Food Insecurity (4/20)
- Message from County Executive Marc Elrich (4/16)
- Face Covering Health Order Starts Today (4/13)
- Wear a Face Covering! (4/8)
- Answers to Your COVID-19 Questions (4/6)
- A Message from County Executive Marc Elrich (4/1)
- County Executive Marc Elrich Stresses Social Distancing as County Cases Continue to Rise (3/28)
- County Executive Marc Elrich Responds to Governor’s Actions (3/24)
- Stay updated on COVID-19 Cases on Montgomery County Website (3/20)
- A Message from County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles (3/15)
