It came as the number of cases in the region grew by more than two dozen to at least 85 on Saturday. ADMaryland announced nine new cases since Friday night, bringing the state’s total number of known infections to 27. ADThe Fairfax County cases include a teacher at Lynbrook Elementary School in Springfield. The District announced Saturday evening that six additional people had tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing its number of cases to 17. ADADThe virus made its first known appearance in the region on March 5, with three travel-related cases in Montgomery County.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2020 00:01 UTC