Category: Health

The Town of Walkersville announced Thursday morning that its Town Hall will be closed to the public starting today Thursday, December 10, 2020. “With the rising number of COVID cases in the area, we would like to remain cautious,” the statement read. The Town asks that Water Bills payments be mailed or placed in the night deposit box outside the front door of Walkersville’s Town Hall.

The Frederick County Board of Health convened on Tuesday, November 24 to hear an update on COVID-19 in Frederick County and set revised health regulations. Regulation 02-2020 was approved by the Board of Health 5 to 3 and goes into effect in Frederick County at 5pm on Friday, November 27, 2020. Regulation 02-2020 sought to clarify BOH 01-2020 which was approved on November 12. The changes to regulation BOH 02-2020 include: Defining a social gathering as something that includes but is not limited to parties, cookouts, parades, celebrations, festivals, conventions,…

The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Frederick County rose substantially over the weekend, reaching daily levels not seen for several months. As a result, County Executive Jan Gardner today announced that the County will take a pause from new expanded openings. The capacity increase for indoor dining at food service establishments in Frederick County will not take effect immediately.  “Given how our health metrics have suddenly changed, taking a pause is the right approach,” Executive Gardner said Monday. “We want our economy to reopen fully, and that requires…