Baltimore County Council. Photo by Lauren Watley, Baltimore County Government.

A politically divided Baltimore County Council voted Monday to extend the county’s COVID-19 state of emergency for 35 days.

The 4-3 vote was along party lines and came following a debate over the role and power of local government.

County Executive Johnny Olszewski reinstated a state of emergency last week, citing an increase in COVID transmission rates. But he needed the council’s OK to extend it beyond one week.

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