December 18, 2020
On December 16, 2020, County Executive Steuart Pittman announced changes to Executive Order #39, which is effective at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 16.
The executive order enacts the new COVID-19 restrictions announced on December 10. The revisions announced today permit outdoor dining, provided that no more than 50% of tent sides are down and all COVID social distancing and safety protocols are followed. The amended and restated executive order also clarifies restrictions and policies around sports practices, bingo halls, and indoor ice rinks and roller rinks.
“The revisions announced today resulted from the input we received from business and community stakeholders,” said County Executive Pittman. “Hospitalization projections and the impact of our actions on those numbers are the primary drivers of our policies, but we must also do everything in our power to assist the county residents who have suffered most throughout this pandemic – our low wage work
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December 10, 2020
Beginning December 16, 2020, restaurants will be restricted to curbside, and takeout only; County Executive Pittman announces additional financial aid to restaurant employees and owners
In response to record numbers of COVID-19 cases reported within the last week, County Executive Steuart Pittman announced new actions today aimed at protecting public health and reducing community spread of the disease. Pittman made the announcements on a video livestream, and was joined remotely by Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman and leading medical officials from Johns Hopkins Medicine, Anne Arundel Medical Center, and Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
COVID case numbers are surging throughout Maryland and across the nation. Earlier today, Anne Arundel County reported a new record high of 341 new COVID cases, and a record high COVID 7-day average case rate of 47.7 per 100,000 residents. New guidance from the Center for Disease Control released on December 4 urged sta