Montgomery County August 18th COVID-19 Update: Weekend Case Count Passes 120

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Montgomery County reported 319 new positive cases of COVID-19, while the state reports its highest daily increase yet on Thursday Nov. 19.

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 121 new COVID-19 cases; 54 new cases on Saturday, 41 on Sunday and 26 on Monday.

As of Monday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 291 new coronavirus infections, a increase of 19 cases reported over the previous seven days.

Over the last 14 days, 563 news cases were reported, 91 fewer cases than were reported during the previous 14 day period.

The 44 new positive cases reported over the weekend pushed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County to 10,146 countywide.

Of the 10,265 COVID cases, 5,407 are females and 4,797 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county dropped to 49.1 years-old from 52.6 the previous day.

The County’s COVID-19 death toll remain unchanged at 823.

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

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,168 55
Lower Merion 752 84
Abington 739 70
Cheltenham 644 53
Springfield 625 90
Lower Providence 572 9
Upper Moreland 317 26
East Norriton 307 30
Horsham 279 38
Lansdale 272 31
Montgomery 263 30
Upper Dublin 249 17
Upper Merion 241 16
Lower Moreland 239 13
Upper Providence 235 54
Whitemarsh 201 23
Pottstown 196 3
Hatfield Township 190 3
Lower Gwynedd 174 35
Plymouth Township 172 7
Whitpain 172 14
West Norriton 159 6
Ambler 156 16
Upper Gwynedd 149 37
Towamencin 146 27
Limerick 133 0
Skippack 126 6
Lower Salford 105 1
Franconia 97 12
Souderton 93 0
Worcester 82 4
Lower Pottsgrove 70 0
Perkiomen 66 0
Bridgeport 57 1
Conshohocken 55 0
New Hanover 55 0
Douglass 51 2
Upper Hanover 50 0
Trappe 47 1
Hatboro 45 1
Pennsburg 41 4
Telford 40 0
Royersford 39 0
Hatfield Borough 37 0
Lower Frederick 37 0
Jenkintown 34 0
Collegeville 33 0
Upper Pottsgrove 33 1
North Wales 27 0
Narberth 23 0
West Pottsgrove 20 0
East Greenville 19 0
Rockledge 19 1
Salford 16 1
Schwenksville 15 0
Upper Frederick 14 0
Upper Salford 13 0
Marlborough 12 0
West Conshohocken 10 0
Red Hill 9 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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