Amid significant improvements in health metrics, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that Maryland is lifting its outdoor mask mandate effective immediately in line with U. …
Amid significant improvements in health metrics, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Wednesday that Maryland is lifting its outdoor mask mandate effective immediately in line with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, WTTG, the Fox-owned station in Washington D.C. reported. According to Hogan, Maryland’s case rate of COVID-19 per 100,000 people has dropped 33% over the past two weeks. The two-term Republican governor also strongly urged reluctant residents to get vaccinated. «If you’re an individual who does not intend to get vaccinated, we want to make sure that you understand that you are still in danger of hospitalization and death,» Hogan said. «Unvaccinated people, including younger people, are continuing to be hospitalized.
