As cases surge, Olszewski calls on governor for statewide restrictions

A fresh wave of coronavirus infections washing over the state is cause for new statewide restrictions, according to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.

Olszewski Monday said his county is seeing dramatic spikes and is on the verge of imposing its own restrictions.

“We believe any action taken is best done statewide and the numbers bear that out,” said Olszewski. “We’re seeing spikes from western Maryland to the Eastern Shore and everywhere in between. We know that a patchwork approach limits the public health impact but more importantly it puts our businesses on an unequal playing field, it confuses our residents and business communities about that is allowed and what is not.”

Late Monday afternoon, Gov. Larry Hogan announced a Tuesday news conference to provide an update on the state response to the pandemic.

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