Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for May 12
The Maryland Department of Health reported 55 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 70,353.
Montgomery County recorded three new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, so the death toll climbs to 1,486 which is the highest in the state.
As of Sunday, there were 75 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Montgomery County.
Maryland Department of Health released new data on schools in the state with two of more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. There are 41 schools in Maryland reporting two or more COVID-19 cases. Of those 41 schools, two are located in Montgomery County. They are:
Walter Johnson Student Wins Raskin’s 2021 Congressional Art Competition
Yun Ji Choi of Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda took first place in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District’s 2021 Congressional Art Competition. Her digital art piece, titled “Promise to Keep You Safe,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol for one year.
“Congratulations to Yun Ji Choi on winning this year’s art competition for 8th District high school students,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md. 8). “I salute the 17 second-place honorees and thank all of the student participants for sharing their boundless artistic vision. I encourage everyone to check out all of the strikingly impressive student artwork in our virtual gallery.”
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By Jennifer Sergent |
December 21, 2020
Chevy Chase twins Genna (left) and Ella Hayes’ bedroom features an area for virtual learning that includes monogrammed bulletin boards. Photo by Stacy Zarin Goldberg
The pandemic caught families and school systems by surprise last spring, forcing kids to attend class by computer screen. Kitchen islands, dining tables and other surfaces were pressed into service for the task, but the dawning realization that virtual learning would continue this fall forced many families to come up with strategies that would enable students to stay focused and productive in the new school year. “Parents are scrambling, turning every nook and cranny in the house into work space,” says Bethesda designer Liz Levin. We spoke to Levin and two other local families about their solutions to make school days seamless for their kids at home.