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Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County

Memorandum: Notice of Substantial Transmission of COVID-19 in Montgomery County, Maryland

Travis A. Gayles, M.D., Ph.D., Health Officer (memorandum to the Council President and Vice President) · Montgomery County, Maryland (County)

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Jurisdiction
Montgomery County, Maryland · Washington suburbs · Maryland
Level
County
Authority
Board of Health Regulation, Res. 19-975 ¶3 (notice)
Issued
2021-08-05 Aug. 5, 2021
Effective
2021-08-07 12:01 a.m. (read as 2021-08-07)
End
Superseded by the Sept. 1, 2021 notice of high transmission (requirement continued) (read as 2021-09-01)
In force
Aug. 7, 2021 to Sept. 1, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Face-covering requirement
Addressees
  • all persons in Montgomery County over the age of two
Functions reached
  • CB
  • WF
  • SF
  • DR
  • FC
Collection
Washington suburbs MET-DCM

Operative words

Pursuant to the Board of Health Regulations approved on August 5, 2021, please accept this Memorandum as notice that as of August 5, 2021 Montgomery County's COVID-19 transmission status has been downgraded to an area of 'substantial transmission.' Effective August 7 at 12:01 a.m. all persons in Montgomery County over the age of two must wear a face covering in any location accessible to the public (subject to exceptions as described in paragraph 3(b) of the Regulation).

Enforcement

As in Res. 19-975

Notes

Copied to every municipality in the county (Gaithersburg, Rockville, Takoma Park and the towns and villages).

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