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 NoBe Glow Weekly Update 8/2/2021 Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 8.2.2021 - 8:00 5 GP Swimmers Are In All Stars Phoenix Vaonakis, Cole Fritz, Josiah Koko, Jonah Midgett, and Jack Oleson all made either the top 16 who get to swim in All Stars, or the next 3 who are alternates in the meet. Congratulations to all of these swimmers. The All Star Meet Program is available here . MCPS To Require Masks in The Fall The MCPS Board of Education decided that everyone in MCPS facilities will be required to wear an appropriate face covering this fall, regardless of vaccination status. In their community update, MCPS cited the rise in cases, not everyone being eligible for a vaccine, and recommendations from Federal and Local Health Administrations and Organizations. See our article on this topic . COVID-19 Case at WJ MCPS released a Community Notification on Friday, July 30, saying that an individual who was present at Walter Johnson High School on Thursday the 29th tested positiv...

 Montgomery County COVID Cases Very Low Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.29.2021 - 18:04 Photo: montgomerycountymd.gov COVID Cases Are Very Low Montgomery County, MD's COVID-19 Cases and other indicators are very low, and this comes as Montgomery County recently rescinded all of their COVID guidelines, leaving only recommendations and any state or federal guidelines for MoCo residents to follow. Let's take a look at some of the indicators that Montgomery County uses. For May 28, the 7 day average of new cases per 100,000 people is around 2. That's compared to around 50 in January. Since March 2020, the number hadn't dipped below 3 until this month. We are at the lowest number now since late March of 2020. This indicator is "Very Low," according to Montgomery County. Only about 4% of hospital beds are occupied by COVID patients. That's about 1/10 of this percentage in May 2020. All of the other indicators are low or very low.  Vaccines In Mont...

 COVID Case at Luxmanor ES Wilson Faucette - Garrett Park Estates, MD - 5.11.2021 - 12:47 Luxmanor ES Photo: montgomerycountymd.gov COVID Case at Luxmanor An MCPS press release from yesterday, May 10, says that there has been a confirmed case of Coronavirus at local Luxmanor Elementary School. The press release says that this case was identified through the MCPS pool testing program. The press release says that everyone in the class or grade level will enter a 10 day quarantine or quarantine until they test negative. The press release goes on to remind everyone about social distancing, mask wearing, and other Coronavirus prevention methods. The press release is signed by the Luxmanor Principal.   What do you think about this COVID case? What do you think about the MCPS pool testing program? Let us know in the comments below.