Montgomery County July 27th 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 Friday afternoon, 73 new COVID-19 positive cases and zero new death were reported in Montgomery County in the previous 24 hour period.

Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 320 new coronavirus infections, an increase of 62 over the previous seven days.

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll sits at 817, and the 73 new positive cases reported Friday brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 9,256 countywide, 4,897 of which are females, 4,294 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 50.5 years-old.

Here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,123 55
Lower Merion 677 84
Abington 662 68
Cheltenham 593 53
Springfield 574 90
Lower Providence 496 9
Upper Moreland 282 25
East Norriton 266 29
Lansdale 255 31
Horsham 250 38
Montgomery 234 30
Upper Merion 222 16
Lower Moreland 219 13
Upper Providence 219 54
Upper Dublin 201 17
Hatfield Township 175 3
Lower Gwynedd 172 35
Whitemarsh 172 23
Pottstown 170 3
Whitpain 155 14
Ambler 150 16
Plymouth Township 149 7
West Norriton 149 6
Upper Gwynedd 141 37
Towamencin 137 27
Skippack 110 6
Limerick 108 0
Souderton 92 0
Franconia 91 12
Lower Salford 87 1
Worcester 73 4
Lower Pottsgrove 55 0
Perkiomen 51 0
Conshohocken 49 0
Douglass 46 1
New Hanover 45 0
Bridgeport 44 1
Telford 39 0
Hatboro 37 1
Pennsburg 37 4
Hatfield Borough 36 0
Royersford 36 0
Trappe 35 1
Jenkintown 31 0
Lower Frederick 29 0
Collegeville 27 0
Upper Pottsgrove 26 1
Narberth 23 0
North Wales 23 0
Upper Hanover 23 0
Rockledge 17 1
West Pottsgrove 17 0
East Greenville 16 0
Salford 14 1
Schwenksville 14 0
Upper Salford 12 0
Marlborough 11 0
Upper Frederick 10 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 here.

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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