Last updated: May 31, 2022En Español Annapolis, Md (May 27, 2022) – The Anne Arundel County Department of Health is alerting residents of increasing COVID-19 community levels. On Thursday evening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed the status in Anne Arundel County from medium to high. The new data shows there are 35 […]
Updates and News About COVID-19
Anne Arundel County Moves into a High Community Level
Department of Health Urges Residents to Be Aware of BA.2 Variant
Last updated: May 16, 2022Annapolis, MD (March 22, 2022) With the increasing spread of the BA.2 subvariant of COVID-19 , County Executive Steuart Pittman and Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman urged residents to continue seeking out vaccinations and boosters to protect against the disease. “We have the tools. Those tools are vaccines, tests, and treatment,” […]
Department of Health and Public Libraries Partner to Distribute Free KN95/N95 Masks
Last updated: April 28, 2022En Español Annapolis, Md (Jan. 26, 2022) – Given how contagious most COVID-19 variants are, everyone is encouraged to upgrade from a cloth mask to a KN95, N95 or surgical mask when in public indoor spaces. The Department of Health partners with the Anne Arundel County Public Library (AACPL) to distribute […]
Science Behind Public Health Decision Making
The COVID case rate has been increasing steadily for two months with the case rate at 47 cases per 100,000 residents on December 11. Hospitalizations in the county are growing and the state reached a new high in hospitalizations on December 11 as well. The COVID vaccines are our way forward; to take the greatest […]
COVID Safety Net Expanded by County Executive
Recovery Workgroup
County Road to Recovery View the document below or click here to download. Past Presentations: January 15, 2021 – County Council Presentation: COVID & Vaccine Updates December 17, 2020 – Confronting COVID December 15, 2020 – County Council December 3, 2020 – Confronting COVID November 19, 2020 – COVID Restrictions among “Big 7” Counties November 19, […]
Public Safety Order: Face Coverings in Outdoor Public Spaces
WHEREAS, there is continued community transmission of COVID-19 in Anne Arundel County despite the current prevention measures; and WHEREAS, there is a growing body of evidence of the effectiveness of face coverings in preventing transmission by symptomatic, pre-symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals; and WHEREAS, suppression of cases will support schools reopening in the fall; and WHEREAS, […]