Maryland buys thousands of rapid Covid tests; MoCo investigates private school outbreaks

Maryland is moving ahead with the purchase of 250,000 rapid, handheld Covid-19 antigen tests as part of a compact with 10 states and the Rockefeller Foundation, Gov. Larry Hogan said Thursday.  Hogan made the announcement while visiting the Baltimore County facility of the test’s manufacturer, Becton, Dickinson and Company. The tests will contribute toward the goal of each of 10 states in the compact procuring $500,000 rapid tests.  Antigen tests are tests which show the presence of a virus's…