Alsobrooks: PG County On Track To Reopen June 1

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — County Executive Angela Alsobrooks said Thursday Prince George's County was on track for a modified reopening June 1, according to news reports.

“After reviewing recent data, we are cautiously moving toward a modified phase one reopening by June 1,” Alsobrooks said, according to WTOP's reporting. “While the data has improved, we are not out of the woods yet. I urge all Prince Georgians to exercise caution, use good judgment and observe the stay-at-home order this holiday weekend so that we can stay on track to begin reopening by our target date.”

The reopening would happen if data tracking coronavirus trends continued to improve for the county.

On Thursday morning, the The Maryland Department of Health confirmed 384 new cases of COVID-19, the illness associated with the new coronavirus, in Prince George's County. The overall total number of positive cases in the county stands at 12,830.

In addition, 12 more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing the overall total of deaths in the county attributed to the disease to 444.

Gov. Larry Hogan and CVS Health also announced Thursday that COVID-19 testing would soon be available at 17 CVS locations around the state, including four locations in Prince George's County.

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