As cases surge, Olszewski calls on governor for statewide restrictions

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A fresh wave of coronavirus infections washing over the state is cause for new statewide restrictions, according to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Olszewski Monday said his county is seeing dramatic spikes and is on the verge of imposing its own restrictions.

“We believe any action taken is best done statewide and the numbers bear that out,” said Olszewski. “We’re seeing spikes from western Maryland to the Eastern Shore and everywhere in between. We know that a patchwork approach limits the public health impact but more importantly it puts our businesses on an unequal playing field, it confuses our residents and business communities about that is allowed and what is not.”

Late Monday afternoon, Gov. Larry Hogan announced a Tuesday news conference to provide an update on the state response to the pandemic.

Read more: https://thedailyrecord.com/2020/11/09/as-cases-surge-olszewski-calls-on-governor-for-statewide-restrictions/

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1. Baltimore County

'On Monday, the state reported an additional 1,375 infections. It was the sixth consecutive day of 1,000 or more daily cases — a first for Maryland. Additionally, the state’s rolling seven-day average of cases jumped to nearly 1,197, the highest of any time since the first cases were reported in Maryland on March 5. . .

Hogan, in a message on Twitter Monday, wrote that “Maryland has reached a critical turning point in our fight against #COVID19.”

The governor has so far been resistant to imposing tougher statewide mandates, instead calling on local leader to make decisions for their own areas and to do a better job of enforcing existing mandates.'