Donations Appreciated

Donations Appreciated

The health department appreciates your donation of items that can be used in our fight against COVID-19. All donations must be new and be in its original packaging.

What supplies are on the list?

• Vinyl Gloves
• Medical Disposable Gowns
• Dust...

Updated Numbers of Positive COVID-19 Cases in Queen Anne’s County

Updated Numbers of Positive COVID-19 Cases in Queen Anne’s County

As COVID-19 continues to spread in our community, we want to make sure everyone is aware of the current number of positive cases. We will no longer be sending out a press release f...

Important Route Changes from QAC Department of Community Services

As of Wednesday, April 1, the following fixed routes, Annapolis AM/PM and Easton Overflow AM/PM, will be transitioning to a demand service only. What this means for our ridership is that while there will not be a bus making timed stops along these route, ...

Update on Information that will be released from Queen Anne’s County

Since March 21, 2020, Queen Anne’s County Maryland has reported five positive cases of COVID-19. The majority of Queen Anne’s County cases have not had travel history or a known connection with another positive case. This means that th...

Fifth Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Fifth Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Queen Anne’s County Health Officer, Joseph A. Ciotola, Jr., M.D., announces an additional confirmed case of COVID-19 in Queen Anne’s County, M...

Additional Positive Cases of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Queen Anne’s County Health Officer, Joseph A. Ciotola, Jr., M.D., announces two additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, Friday March 27, 2020. This brings the total of confirmed cases to four....

Child Care for Essential Personnel

Yesterday the State of Maryland announced, beginning at the end of the day on Friday, March 27, 2020, all child care programs are to be closed. During this State of Emergency, child care programs have been established by the State to serve only designated...

Information about Essential Services during COVID-19

Contact information for Queen Anne’s County Department of Community Services, Queen Anne’s County Department of Social Services and Haven Ministries during COVID-19     

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Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation Encourages Residents to Use Caution

Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation Encourages Residents to Use Caution

The Queen Anne’s County Department of Parks and Recreation urges our residents and visitors to do their part to stop the spread of COVID-19...

Second Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Second Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Queen Anne’s County Health Officer, Joseph A. Ciotola, Jr., M.D., announced the second confirmed case of COVID-19 in Queen Anne’s County, Mar...

CENTREVILLE Walgreens Closes Doors

CENTREVILLE Walgreens Closes Doors

CENTREVILLE - Corporate managers at Walgreens reported that an employee at their Centreville location was tested on Friday, March 20 for the COVID-19 virus and test results are pending. Queen Anne’s County Healt...

Questions and Concerns about Confirmed Case in Queen Anne’s County

Questions and Concerns about Confirmed Case in Queen Anne’s County

Earlier today, Queen Anne’s County Health Officer, Joseph A. Ciotola, Jr., M.D., announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Queen Anne’s Count...

Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Positive Case of Novel Coronavirus Confirmed in Queen Anne’s County

Queen Anne’s County Health Officer, Joseph A. Ciotola, Jr., M.D., announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, S...

Queen Anne’s County Closures and Updates Due to Novel Coronavirus

PRESS RELEASE

March 20, 2020

Beth Malasky

bmalasky@qac.org

Queen Anne’s County Closures and Updates Due to Novel Coronavirus

CENTREVILLE, MD. – There are ZERO confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus i...

QAC Officials Restrict County Buildings to Minimize Risk of COVID-19

QAC Officials Restrict County Buildings to Minimize Risk of COVID-19

CENTREVILLE - In order to minimize the risk to our staff and the public, County Government Buildings are being restricted to official and urgent business only. We encourage all citizens w...

Business Update and Resources for Queen Anne’s County

The Governor’s office released a statement that all restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theatres throughout the state must close as of 5pm today until further notice.  Drive-thru, Carryout and Delivery Options are still allowed to continu...

QAC Officials Announce Actions to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

QAC Officials Announce Actions to Help Prevent the Spread of COVID-19

CENTREVILLE – Queen Anne’s County Officials announce a series of actions to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 following yesterday’s announcements from...

Governor Larry Hogan Declares State of Emergency, Expands Statewide Response to Novel Coronavirus

Maryland Department of Health Approved for Testing for Novel Coronavirus Cases

Press Release 3/3/2020 - Office of Governor Larry Hogan:

Maryland Department of Health Approved for Testing for Novel Coronavirus Cases

ANNAPOLIS, MD—Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Maryland’s State Public Health Laboratory h...

QACHS Students Complete Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training

 QACHS Students Complete Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training 

Seniors at Queen Anne’s County High School enrolled in the Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness class recently completed the first Com...

Maryland Fallen Firefighters Honored at National Memorial Service

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Media Contact: Donna Clark 240-723-0615 

Maryland Fallen Firefighters to be Honored at 

National Memorial Service on October 6 

EMMITSBURG, MD – The U.S. Fire Service will honor four firefig...

Animal Control Needs Your Help - 9/24/19

On September 24, 2019 Queen Anne’s County Animal Control was dispatched for a report of an abandoned puppy. The six month old puppy was found on the side of Rt. 301 south bound in the area of Powers Lane, Millington. Anyone with information rela...

Fallen Hero Escort Friday Sept 20, 6:30 am

The remains of Sergeant First Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz of the 82nd Airborne Division will be escorted through Queen Anne’s County on Friday, September 20th around 6:30 am. The escort will leave Dover around 6:00 am and will travel through Route 19 to S...

Emergency Management Associate Graduates from

Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services, Emergency Management Associate Graduates from FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute 

Emmitsburg, MD- Joseph Cichocki graduated from the Federal Emergency Management...

QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPLAYS SYSTEMS APPROACH SAVES LIVES

Centreville- On Wednesday, July 24th, 2019, a sudden cardiac arrest death struck a patron at the Queenstown Moose Lodge. At approximately 10:15 pm the Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services 9-1-1 center received a call for a non-br...

DES Receives Prestigious Award

Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience sev...

DES attend a bill signing ceremony for 3 bills that impact 911

Bill Summary:The bill defines a “victim” as a victim of specified crimes (generally relating to domestic violence; abuse/neglect of a child and related crimes; abuse/neglect of a vulnerable adult; and specified sexual crimes). The bill...

DES Updates Hazard Mitigation Plan

A few months ago we asked the public to help us update the Hazard Mitigation Plan by answering a survey. To read the updated plan go to www.qacdes.com and click on the Hazard Mitigation link on the left side.