Written by: Dick Uliano
Prince George’s County, Maryland, will let its COVID-19 emergency declaration expire on Wednesday evening.
Nothing will change for county residents when the declaration expires at 5 p.m. The last of the COVID-19 restrictions imposed under the public health emergency — indoor mask wearing — ended Feb. 28.
“During the last several weeks, we have continued to make tremendous strides in our fight against COVID-19,” County Executive Alsobrooks said in a news release.
“Thanks to the hard work of Prince Georgians, we have seen a substantial decrease in our case rate since the surge of the Omicron variant, so we are comfortable with this decision as we continue moving into the next phase of this pandemic.”
According to the release, the county’s percentage of positive tests continues to be below 2%, and there have been fewer than 100 cases a day since Feb. 7.
As of March 7, the county’s current positivity rate is 1.7% and the weekly case rate per 100,000 residents is 28.37.
Read more at WTOP.
