Montgomery County July 28th 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 Monday afternoon, 51 new COVID-19 positive cases and one new death were reported in Montgomery County in the previous 24 hour period.

Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 362 new coronavirus infections, an increase of 72 over the previous seven days.

Montgomery County’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 818. The 51 new positive cases reported Monday afternoon brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 9,412 countywide, 4,985 of which are females, 4,384 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 50.1 years-old.

Here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,132 55
Lower Merion 691 84
Abington 672 68
Cheltenham 601 53
Springfield 585 90
Lower Providence 498 9
Upper Moreland 285 26
East Norriton 274 29
Horsham 257 38
Lansdale 256 31
Montgomery 237 30
Upper Merion 226 16
Lower Moreland 224 13
Upper Providence 222 54
Upper Dublin 208 17
Hatfield Township 177 3
Whitemarsh 175 23
Pottstown 174 3
Lower Gwynedd 172 35
Whitpain 162 14
West Norriton 153 6
Plymouth Township 151 7
Ambler 150 16
Upper Gwynedd 145 37
Towamencin 138 27
Skippack 116 6
Limerick 112 0
Franconia 92 12
Souderton 92 0
Lower Salford 89 1
Worcester 76 4
Lower Pottsgrove 59 0
Perkiomen 55 0
Conshohocken 51 0
New Hanover 48 0
Douglass 47 1
Bridgeport 46 1
Telford 40 0
Hatboro 39 1
Pennsburg 38 4
Hatfield Borough 36 0
Royersford 36 0
Trappe 36 1
Collegeville 31 0
Jenkintown 31 0
Lower Frederick 29 0
Upper Pottsgrove 27 1
Upper Hanover 24 0
Narberth 23 0
North Wales 23 0
Rockledge 17 1
West Pottsgrove 17 0
East Greenville 16 0
Schwenksville 15 0
Salford 14 1
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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