Montgomery County July 15th COVID-19 and Testing Update

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Based on the information found on the county’s COVID-19 website, here is a snapshot of the spread of coronavirus across Montgomery County.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 34 new COVID-19 positive cases and zero new deaths were reported in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 811, and the 34 new positive cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 8,802 countywide, 4,650 of which are females, 4,090 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 53.1 years-old.

Here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,095 55
Lower Merion 639 84
Abington 626 66
Springfield 564 90
Cheltenham 556 52
Lower Providence 471 9
Upper Moreland 273 26
East Norriton 253 29
Lansdale 251 31
Horsham 234 38
Montgomery 228 30
Lower Moreland 208 13
Upper Providence 206 54
Upper Merion 204 16
Upper Dublin 188 18
Hatfield Township 170 3
Lower Gwynedd 163 34
Whitemarsh 161 23
Pottstown 157 3
Ambler 148 16
West Norriton 144 6
Whitpain 144 14
Upper Gwynedd 137 37
Plymouth Township 135 7
Towamencin 130 26
Limerick 99 0
Skippack 92 6
Franconia 89 12
Souderton 88 0
Lower Salford 84 1
Worcester 70 4
Lower Pottsgrove 52 0
Conshohocken 45 0
Douglass 45 1
Perkiomen 45 0
New Hanover 42 0
Bridgeport 41 1
Telford 39 0
Hatfield Borough 36 0
Hatboro 35 1
Pennsburg 35 1
Royersford 35 0
Jenkintown 30 0
Trappe 30 1
Upper Pottsgrove 26 1
Lower Frederick 25 0
Narberth 23 0
Upper Hanover 22 0
Collegeville 21 0
North Wales 19 0
Rockledge 17 1
East Greenville 16 0
West Pottsgrove 16 0
Salford 14 1
Upper Salford 12 0
Schwenksville 11 0
Upper Frederick 10 0
Marlborough 9 0
West Conshohocken 8 0
Red Hill 7 0
Green Lane 3 0
Bryn Athyn 0 0

According to Montgomery County Office of Public Health, COVID-19 test results and deaths for the seven day period from July 8 to July 14, 2020, 237 individuals tested positive for coronavirus, and 11 individuals died of COVID-19. Eight of the eleven individuals who died of COVID-19 resided in long-term care facilities.

COVID-19 Testing

Montgomery County’s walk-up testing sites and operations are:

Pottstown – Montgomery County Office of Public Health, 364 King Street. Testing is available:

  • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday/Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Lansdale – 421 Main Street. Testing is available:

  • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday/Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.

Willow Grove – Montgomery County Office of Public Health, 102 York Road (this site will be moving). Testing is available:

  • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from noon to 2 p.m.
  • Tuesday/Thursday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Green Lane – Deep Creek and Snyder Road. Testing is available:

  • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday/Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.

Ardmore – 114 W. Lancaster Ave. Testing is available:

  • Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Tuesday/Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.

Norristown – Delaware Valley Community Health Center at the Norristown Regional Health Center at 1401 Dekalb Street.

Additional testing sites, many of which operate over the weekend, can be found at www.montcopa.org/COVID-19 under the County Testing Information button.

COVID-19 contact tracing efforts are ongoing and are critical to slowing the spread of the disease. The County has partnered with ACLAMO, Family Services of Montgomery County, Montgomery County OIC, and Visiting Nurses Association Community Services to help with contact tracing efforts.

Individuals who have been tested or identified as a direct contact of an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19 and has received a call from any of our community partners may return the call to 610.278.5923 to find out their results or status. All information discussed on the call is strictly confidential and is only used to trace COVID-19 cases.

Have more questions about being tested for COVID-19 in Montgomery County like ‘Do I need an appointment?’ or ‘Do I need insurance?’ Check out the County’s testing Q&A page here.

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