Seven-day averages have fallen across the board. Maryland is showing the most-improved trends.
The percent of population vaccinated has reached 4.4% in Virginia and 4.6% in Maryland (D.C. vaccinates both residents and non-residents and reports the numbers together).
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan gave schools an ultimatum Thursday: Try to start hybrid learning by March 1 or face legal action.
Hogan said too many children are left behind by virtual learning and he wants every county to start offering in-person classes. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
Hogan warned that some jurisdictions around the country have cut the pay of teachers who refuse to come back to school.
D.C.’s vaccination scheduling portal went down Saturday morning, temporarily preventing residents from scheduling appointments to get their shots. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The city was set to make 4,309 coronavirus vaccination available to residents of Wards 1, 4, 5, 7, and 8 who are age 65 and older or who work in a health care setting, D.C. announced Friday.
The website was back up and running within a few hours, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser apologized for the technical difficulties. All appointments were quickly filled.
My office has already received several constiuent complaints this morning about technical difficulties with the COVID-19 vaccine portal. @ DCHealth is working with the @OCTODC to resolve the issues. We will provide any updates that we receive from DC Health. pic.twitter.com/G6729LETz9 Kenyan McDuffie (@kenyanmcduffie) January 16, 2021