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COVID-19: 700K+ Cases Reported In Maryland, New Daily Record Broken COVID-19: 700K+ Cases Reported In Maryland, New Daily Record Broken
Covid-19: 700K+ Cases Reported In Maryland, New Daily Record Broken Maryland now has a total of 700,553 confirmed cases of COVID-19, also breaking a daily record of new cases in a single day by adding more than 14,000 within 24 hours, according to the state's Coronavirus dashboard. The surge in COVID-19 has largely been blamed on the highly infectious Omicron variant spreading throughout the state. The 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases has also increased to nearly 21%. In addition, 11,522 people have now died from the virus in Maryland and 2,122 are hospitalized. Several hospitals throughout the state have declared emergencies or shifted to contingency…

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Chris Rock Says He's Got COVID-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This' Chris Rock Says He's Got COVID-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This'
Chris Rock Says He's Got Covid-19: 'Trust Me You Don't Want This' Chris Rock became the latest celebrity to announce that he has the coronavirus -- and after being vaccinated. “Hey guys I just found out I have COVID," Rock tweeted Sunday. "[T]rust me you don’t want this," he added. "Get vaccinated.” Rock, 56, who has a home in Alpine, joked with Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" in May that he'd skipped the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine. “I didn’t care. I used my celebrity, Jimmy," he said. "I didn’t care. I was like, ‘Hey, step aside, Betty White. Step aside, old people. Judge Judy, kiss my ass.' I was like Billy Zane on the Titanic.” Rock's infec…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive
Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive A Gettysburg area staple has temporarily closed due to a coronavirus outbreak among the staff. Gettysburg Eddie's on Steinwehr Avenue has closed its doors after six employees tested positive for the coronavirus. A waitress was the first to get sick last weekend. "We followed every mandate, every protocol, the whole pandemic through, didn't have one single positive case," the owner, Bill Wills, told WGAL News 8. The closure is estimated to cause a loss of $7,000 to $8,000 per day.

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive
Coronavirus Closure Of Adams County Restaurant After 6 Employees Test Positive A Gettysburg area staple has temporarily closed due to a coronavirus outbreak among the staff. Gettysburg Eddie's on Steinwehr Avenue has closed its doors after six employees tested positive for the coronavirus. A waitress was the first to get sick last weekend. "We followed every mandate, every protocol, the whole pandemic through, didn't have one single positive case," the owner, Bill Wills, told WGAL News 8. The closure is estimated to cause a loss of $7,000 to $8,000 per day.

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by Jillian Pikora