The state is strongly advising against out-of-state travel to states where the positivity rate is above 10%, which, as of Wednesday, includes Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Carolina and Texas.

"I directed the Maryland Department of Health to issue a public health advisory for all out-of-state travel. We are strongly advising against any travel to or from states with positivity rates of 10% or higher," Hogan said. "We are very concerned. We can't stop people from crossing the borders. Things are pretty much out of control in some of these states."

This public health advisory applies to personal, family or business travel. Anyone traveling to or from these states should get tested and self-quarantine.

Starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Maryland is expanding the statewide mask order, requiring face masks in public spaces of all businesses and in outdoor public areas whenever it is not possible to maintain physical distancing, Hogan said.

"Wearing a mask is the single-best mitigation strategy that we have to fight the virus, and the science and the data are very clear: It's the best way to keep you and your family safe, to keep people out of the hospital and to keep Maryland open for business," Hogan said.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, crab picking?

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/07/24/dorchester-county-maryland-coronavirus-positivity-rate-rise-crab-picking-houses/


What is being done to protect our crab pickers and their families?

Our crab pickers?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is going on in Dorcester and Talbot counties?

Is that where the chicken processing plants are?

Yes. We need to close the bars and indoor dining, yes, but also places where low wage workers are forced to work in confined conditions, like chicken processing plants and crab picking facilities. It will probably mean giving up normal meat consumption- presumable folks are ok with that if it means getting infection rates under control?

nope not okay with that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is going on in Dorcester and Talbot counties?

Is that where the chicken processing plants are?

Yes. We need to close the bars and indoor dining, yes, but also places where low wage workers are forced to work in confined conditions, like chicken processing plants and crab picking facilities. It will probably mean giving up normal meat consumption- presumable folks are ok with that if it means getting infection rates under control?

Anonymous wrote:What is going on in Dorcester and Talbot counties?

Is that where the chicken processing plants are?

Anonymous wrote:Oh, crab picking?

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/07/24/dorchester-county-maryland-coronavirus-positivity-rate-rise-crab-picking-houses/


What is being done to protect our crab pickers and their families?

Anonymous wrote:Oh, crab picking?

https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2020/07/24/dorchester-county-maryland-coronavirus-positivity-rate-rise-crab-picking-houses/


What is being done to protect our crab pickers and their families?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

According to the chart of the above website www.globalpandemics.org, any county with more than 10 new cases per day per 100,000 is in the "orange" zone and stay at home orders are advised. Any county with more than 25 new cases per 100,000 per day is in the red zone, and stay at home orders are necessary.



Montgomery county with 8.4 new cases per 100,000 per day is better than many populous counties, but is hardly sitting pretty, BTW.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:70% increase over the last 14 days. I guess we are a month out from another shutdown.

My guess is the Governor will try to wait for after labor day since he is so focused on OC.