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Glade Valley Government 

Frederick County Council Schedules Virtual Council Meeting for Tuesday, April 7

Frederick County - News Flash

Frederick County Council President MC Keegan-Ayer will convene a Frederick County Council meeting on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 5:30 pm. The meeting will be held virtually in order to be compliant with both the County Executive and Governor’s orders concerning the COVID-19 emergency. The agenda will be light and will only be addressing budget adjustments. The council members will be meeting using technology that permits them to meet off-site from Winchester Hall. The meeting will be televised live on FCG TV, the County website and livestreamed to Facebook. Council…

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Glade Valley Government Health 

Health Department Announces COVID-19 Cases at Long-term Care Facility & Second Local Death

Frederick County - News Flash

The Frederick County Health Department (FCHD) announced today that six cases of COVID-19 have been reported at the Frederick Health and Rehabilitation Center. Ten residents have been tested in total, six were positive and four were negative. Of the six cases, three are male and three are female, with ages ranging from 71-86 years. One of the residents with a positive test result has died. This deceased male resident was a man in his 80’s with underlying health conditions. The other five residents with positive test results are currently receiving…

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Community Glade Valley Health 

Frederick County Officials Announce First Official Local Death from COVID-19

Frederick County - News Flash

Frederick County Health Department announced today the first official death of a Frederick County resident from COVID-19: a woman in her 90s with underlying medical conditions. “I am deeply saddened to announce this loss,” said Dr. Barbara Brookmyer, the Health Officer of the Frederick County Health Department. “We hope that the family will receive support from their friends and neighbors as they share the news of the passing of their family member. We know that many in our community will experience similar losses as more people die from COVID-19. This…

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Glade Valley Government 

Executive Gardner Joins Officials of National Capital Region in COVID-19 Statement

Frederick County - News Flash

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Stay at Home orders yesterday for their respective jurisdictions. Today, chief local elected officials of suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia released the following joint statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic:  “As the chief elected officials of 21 local governments in the National Capital Region, we are joining in one voice to implore each of the more than five and a half million individuals in our region to stay home unless you are performing an essential…

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