August 10th COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Reports 31 New Cases, One Death

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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.

Since the last update Thursday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 31 new COVID-19 cases and one new deaths Friday afternoon.

Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 248 new coronavirus infections, a decrease of 99 cases over the previous seven days.

The 31 new positive cases reported Wednesday afternoon brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 9,850 countywide, 5,203 of which are females, 4,603 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county fell to 49.5 years-old.

The County’s COVID-19 death toll inched higher to 822.

Here is the breakdown of cases and COVID-19 deaths by municipality:

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,152 55
Lower Merion 723 84
Abington 709 70
Cheltenham 624 53
Springfield 610 90
Lower Providence 528 9
Upper Moreland 300 26
East Norriton 281 30
Horsham 269 38
Lansdale 267 31
Montgomery 254 30
Upper Merion 231 16
Lower Moreland 230 13
Upper Dublin 229 17
Upper Providence 229 54
Pottstown 189 3
Whitemarsh 183 23
Hatfield Township 181 3
Lower Gwynedd 172 35
Whitpain 168 14
Plymouth Township 161 7
West Norriton 156 6
Ambler 155 16
Upper Gwynedd 148 37
Towamencin 142 27
Skippack 124 6
Limerick 121 0
Franconia 95 12
Lower Salford 94 1
Souderton 93 0
Worcester 78 4
Lower Pottsgrove 68 0
Perkiomen 60 0
Conshohocken 53 0
New Hanover 52 0
Bridgeport 50 1
Douglass 48 2
Upper Hanover 45 0
Hatboro 42 1
Pennsburg 41 4
Telford 40 0
Trappe 39 1
Royersford 38 0
Lower Frederick 37 0
Hatfield Borough 36 0
Collegeville 33 0
Jenkintown 32 0
Upper Pottsgrove 31 1
Narberth 23 0
North Wales 23 0
East Greenville 19 0
Rockledge 19 1
West Pottsgrove 18 0
Salford 16 1
Schwenksville 15 0
Upper Salford 13 0
Marlborough 11 0
Upper Frederick 11 0
West Conshohocken 10 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:Montgomery County’s walk-up testing sites and operations are:

    • 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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