August 11th COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Reports 129 New Cases, First Bryn Athyn Diagnosis

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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 Friday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 129 new COVID-19 cases and one new deaths Monday afternoon.

Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 274 new coronavirus infections, a decrease of 22 cases over the previous seven days.

The 31 new positive cases reported Wednesday afternoon brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 9,978 countywide, 5,265 of which are females, 4,657 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county fell to 51.1 years-old.

The County’s COVID-19 death toll inched higher to 823.

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

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,155 55
Lower Merion 729 84
Abington 717 70
Cheltenham 630 53
Springfield 618 90
Lower Providence 543 9
Upper Moreland 305 26
East Norriton 292 30
Horsham 271 38
Lansdale 270 31
Montgomery 255 30
Upper Dublin 237 17
Lower Moreland 233 13
Upper Merion 232 16
Upper Providence 230 54
Pottstown 192 3
Whitemarsh 189 23
Hatfield Township 183 3
Lower Gwynedd 172 35
Whitpain 168 14
Plymouth Township 163 7
West Norriton 158 6
Ambler 155 16
Upper Gwynedd 148 37
Towamencin 145 27
Skippack 125 6
Limerick 124 0
Lower Salford 96 1
Franconia 95 12
Souderton 93 0
Worcester 79 4
Lower Pottsgrove 70 0
Perkiomen 61 0
Bridgeport 54 1
Conshohocken 54 0
New Hanover 53 0
Douglass 49 2
Upper Hanover 48 0
Hatboro 42 1
Trappe 42 1
Pennsburg 41 4
Telford 40 0
Royersford 38 0
Hatfield Borough 37 0
Lower Frederick 37 0
Collegeville 33 0
Jenkintown 33 0
Upper Pottsgrove 32 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 12 0
Upper Frederick 11 0
West Conshohocken 10 0
Red Hill 8 0
Green Lane 3 0
Bryn Athyn 1 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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