Montgomery County July 17th COVID-19 and Testing Update

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 Wednesday afternoon, 31 new COVID-19 positive cases and three new death were reported in Montgomery County.

Over the last 7 days Montgomery County has reported 245 new coronavirus infections, an increase of 26 over the previous seven days.

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll is at 814, and the 31 new positive cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 8,889 countywide, 4,697 of which are females, 4,129 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 50.9 years-old.

Here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,101 55
Lower Merion 647 84
Abington 638 68
Springfield 566 90
Cheltenham 560 52
Lower Providence 464 9
Upper Moreland 275 26
East Norriton 254 29
Lansdale 253 31
Horsham 237 38
Montgomery 228 30
Lower Moreland 212 13
Upper Providence 209 54
Upper Merion 207 16
Upper Dublin 192 17
Hatfield Township 172 3
Lower Gwynedd 164 34
Whitemarsh 163 23
Pottstown 159 3
Ambler 148 16
Whitpain 147 14
West Norriton 144 6
Plymouth Township 138 7
Upper Gwynedd 137 37
Towamencin 131 27
Limerick 100 0
Skippack 94 6
Franconia 89 12
Souderton 89 0
Lower Salford 84 1
Worcester 71 4
Lower Pottsgrove 52 0
Perkiomen 49 0
Douglass 46 1
Conshohocken 45 0
New Hanover 44 0
Bridgeport 41 1
Telford 39 0
Hatfield Borough 36 0
Hatboro 35 1
Pennsburg 35 1
Royersford 35 0
Trappe 31 1
Jenkintown 30 0
Lower Frederick 25 0
Upper Pottsgrove 24 1
Narberth 23 0
Upper Hanover 23 0
Collegeville 21 0
North Wales 20 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 9 0
Red Hill 7 0
Green Lane 3 0
Bryn Athyn 0 0

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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