GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN PRESS CONFERENCE: JUNE 15, 2021
- 3,000 points of vaccine distribution in MD
- Administered 6.5 million COVID vaccines
- Met and exceeded goal of 70% of adults vaccinated by Memorial Day
- More than 72% of 18+ Marylanders and 90% of 65+ Marylanders have been vaccinated
- Infection rate is declining
- In January our positivity rate was under 6%
- Today, it’s at 0.82%- the lowest since the pandemic began, and lower than 43 other states
- Today we are at 1.57 cases per 100,000
- Lowest since first days of pandemic
- Second lowest rate in America
- Today, hospitalizations are below 200
- End of the COVID-19 State of Emergency in MD
- July 1 – any and all mandates will end
- No masks required anywhere
- Business and other workplaces can set their own policies, but no legal State mandate
- 45-day grace period begins July 1 as well- certain regulations will be relaxed in order to complete the transition out of the pandemic
- Additional 45 days to renew your driver’s license
- Granting extension of moratorium on evictions
- Does NOT mean the threat of infection is gone
- Get vaccinated! “There is no excuse”
- GoVax Summer Tour continues
- Partnering with MLB and Orioles to vaccinate more people
- Anyone who gets vaccinated at Camden Yards will get 2 O’s tickets
- Lottery promotion still going on (until July 4)
- Will not discourage kids from wearing masks in schools
