Bob Blubaugh

The Carroll County Health Department announced Tuesday the death of a Birch Manor resident. Of Carroll’s COVID-19 fatalities, 143 of them have been residents of congregate living facilities.

A husband and wife formerly of Carroll County are facing numerous charges related to sexual assault of minors.

A pedestrian was struck and killed on Interstate-70 in Mount Airy, according to a Maryland State Police news release.

In all, $5,940 in new donations were processed, $3,440 of them anonymous, as the total raised for the five nonprofits increased to 75,855.

With the help of a pair of $1,000 donations made online, Holiday Hope has nearly reached $70,000 in funds raised.

A $500 online donation from Carol and Don McClure has the Holiday Hope fundraising campaign nearing the $60,000 mark.

The money that gets donated might help someone with little money and no insurance get dental work. Or stock the shelves at a food bank. It might pay for some extra comfort for a grandparent in their final days. It might help a family keep a roof overhead this winter. Or maybe it will provide some warm clothes or school supplies for an at-risk youth.

A $500 online donation from Carol and Don McClure has the Holiday Hope fundraising campaign nearing the $60,000 mark.

The health department also announced 66 new cases of COVID-19. Through Friday afternoon, Carroll County had seen 262 total cases this week. The weekly total is on pace to be slightly lower than last week’s record total, which was increased by one to 378. Carroll’s case rate per 100,000 population is up to 37.32.

There were 21 anonymous donations mailed in and processed by NWSB Bank on Thursday, totaling $5,025.

Nearly $50,000 has been raised for Holiday Hope after 18 new donations were processed Wednesday.

Three donations of $1,000 each — one from William and Hope Carpenter, one Capitol Sales Recruiting and one anonymous — helped Holiday Hope pass $47,000 raised this season.

On Tuesday, as the Carroll County Health Department announced 59 new COVID-19 cases and one fatality, and Gov. Larry Hogan reported the number of coronavirus-related hospitalizations in Maryland is nearing its peak, Carroll Hospital released a statement acknowledging a high volume of patients.

A Westminster man faces rape and assault charges stemming from incidents that allegedly took place nearly a year ago, according to court records.

The $10,000 gift came amid a number of anonymous donations received Monday, amounting to $12,300. Another $2,900 in donations mailed in or contributed online increased the total amount of funds raised so far this year to $41,470.

Last week was the worst yet as Carroll saw 364 total cases. That was up significantly from the 270 seen the previous week and easily surpassing the previous high of 322 the week of Nov. 15.

Michael Odell Anderson, 62, of Virginia, faces six charges, including felony counts of theft of between $25,000 and $100,000 and theft scheme of between $25,000 and $100,000 following his Saturday arrest.

Donald and Carla Bell made a donation in the amount of $6,000 to help Holiday Hope surpass the $20,000 mark.

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Donald and Carla Bell made a donation in the amount of $6,000 to help Holiday Hope surpass the $20,000 mark.

A $2,000 donation from Margaret Boudreaux in memory of Rod Boudreaux helped Holiday Hope push past the $10,000 mark.

Ryan Lawrence Bodnar of the 1200 block of Allview Drive is charged with felony second-degree rape, second-degree assault and a fourth-degree sex offense, according to electronic court records.

A $1,000 donation by Matthew George in memory of Makenzee Christian George and an anonymous donation of $1,000 in honor of all health care workers helped push Holiday Hope past the $7,000 mark.

A 59-year-old Hampstead man has been charged with murdering his wife, according to charging documents and a news release from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.

The latest donations received, in the amount of $700, increased the total raised to $1,565.

Jennifer and Frank Teeter-Baylor contributed $400 and Michael Galloway contributed $50, bringing the total raised for the 2020 campaign to $815.

Carroll has seen 103 total cases this week, tracking higher than last week. Of the 71 new cases, 16 were added to last week’s total of 269. The week of Nov. 15 saw a record 323 new cases.

Holiday Hope is an annual campaign, now in its 21st year, in which the Carroll County Times teams up with Carroll Food Sunday, Neighbors in Need Year Round, Carroll Hospice, Access Carroll and The Shepherd’s Staff to help the less fortunate during the holidays. This year’s goal is to raise $125,000 for the five partner charities by Christmas.

A New Windsor man faces five firearm charges and numerous traffic citations after being arrested following a traffic stop on Nov. 25.

The Carroll County Health Department on Monday announced three deaths attributed to COVID-19 and 159 new cases reported over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend.

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Carroll has now seen eight coronavirus fatalities in the past nine days. Prior to that, seven deaths had been announced since the beginning of September.

The four deaths last week were the most Carroll has seen in a week since mid-June. Carroll County has now reported 158 deaths attributed to COVID-19, 134 facility residents and 24 community members. Of those, 141 have been 65-over.

“We have a few places where we’ve had to be out repeatedly to deal with [but] most folks have gotten into compliance,” Carroll County’s top health official, Ed Singer, said Tuesday. “We’re in better shape than most places from that standpoint."

Carroll finished last week with 315 total cases, easily the highest one-week total to date. That eclipsed the previous week’s week’s 233 cases, which had surpassed the 156 from the first week of November.

For the Einsteins out there who still liken COVID-19 to influenza, Health Department spokesperson Maggie Kunz told the Board of Commissioners on Thursday that Carroll sees from one to 12 flu deaths each year. Compare that to the county’s 157 coronavirus-related deaths this year, including four last week.

The health department announced 51 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday afternoon. That means Carroll has seen 255 total COVID-19 cases with one day remaining this week, to eclipse last week’s previous high of 233.

The number of people tested at the Carroll County Agriculture Center the week beginning Oct. 18 was 242. That increased to 329 the following week. For the week of Nov. 1, 345 were tested and last week the total jumped to 429. This week, 480 people have received tests.

The commissioners voted unanimously Thursday morning to make make service organizations with commercial kitchens eligible for state restaurant funding and service-oriented businesses eligible for federal CARES Act funding.

Through three days this week, there have been 145 community cases in Carroll, on pace for an even higher number than last week’s record total. Carroll saw 214 cases last week, eclipsing the previous high of 143 community cases set the week of Nov. 1.

Through three days this week, there have been 109 community cases of COVID-19 in Carroll, on pace for an even higher number than last week’s record total.

According to Carroll County Health Department data released Monday afternoon, Carroll saw 215 community cases of COVID-19 last week, by far the highest weekly total in the eight months of the pandemic. The previous high had been 143, set the week of Nov. 1.

There’s plenty of data showing how many people have contracted COVID-19 and even when, where and why. It’s more difficult to figure out how many people haven’t because of their actions.

Carroll County has seen 177 community cases of the coronavirus this week, shattering with one day remaining the record high set just last week.

With 58 new coronavirus cases reported on Veterans Day and Thursday, Carroll has seen 127 cases with two days remaining this week, on track to easily surpass last week’s record number.

That brings this week’s number of community cases to 69. That is on pace for a similar total to last week’s, when a record 144 community cases (151 total) were reported. Before that, Carroll had been averaging fewer than 70 cases per week since Aug. 30. The county’s previous high had been 108 community cases the week beginning July 26.

Carroll’s two-week rolling average of new community cases per day was at about 17.4 through Saturday. That number had been below 2 in late June, about 5 as recently as mid-August and below 10 from mid-September until late-October.

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Carroll has seen 103 new cases among community members since Sunday (110 total, including cases originating in congregative living facilities such as nursing homes). Its most community cases in a week has been 108, set the week beginning July 26.

On Thursday afternoon, the Carroll County Health Department announced 26 new cases as well as the death of a member of the community.