Coronavirus in DC, Maryland, Virginia: What to Know on Aug. 11 – NBC4 Washington

Fairfax County Public Schools will continue to supply “grab-and-go” meals for those in requirement through the upcoming academic year. Families are asked to finish an online meal request kind by

Aug. 17. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser revealed the relaunch of the D.C. Mortgage Assistance Program to assist property owners affected by the pandemic. Qualified debtors can get a loan of approximately $5,000 month-to-month toward their home mortgage for approximately 6 months.

The Fauquier County School Board voted Monday to change to virtual-only instruction two weeks before students were expected to go back to the classroom.

In case you missed it: The District upgraded the list of states that are considered high danger. Individuals taking a trip from Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Minnesota should now quarantine for 2 weeks when they arrive to D.C. States that were eliminated from the updated list consist of Delaware, Ohio and Washington.

The University of Maryland is set to start the term as arranged on Aug. 31 but will postpone undergraduate in-person guideline until Sept. 14 due to the high positivity rate in Prince George's County, UMD President Darryll J. Pines revealed Monday.

George Washington University likewise announced restricted access to school for the coming fall to only those who have “special consent” to be on school, Scott Burnotes, GW's Vice President for the Division of Safety and Facilities composed in an email to the GW neighborhood Monday.

What the Data Shows

Because Friday, Virginia has had more cases than Maryland for the first time because the start of the break out. Nevertheless, everyday hospitalizations have actually plateaued in both states. For the past week, they've remained in the upper 800s in Virginia and in the mid 500s in Maryland. In D.C., 83 individuals are hospitalized as of Tuesday, below 97 recently.

Maryland's daily new cases are still reducing, with its seven-day average of new cases at 713 on Tuesday. D.C.'s typical brand-new cases has leveled off. It's at 72 cases Tuesday. Virginia's average of new cases is at 998, relatively level.

The map listed below shows the variety of coronavirus cases diagnosed per 1,000 citizens.

Coronavirus Cases in DC

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