Montgomery County August 24th COVID-19 Update: 39 New Cases, 1 Death

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Montgomery County Reported 1,733 New Positive Cases of COVID-19 and seven new deaths over Thanksgiving and the weekend.

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, Montgomery County reported 39 new cases and one new COVID-19 related death Friday afternoon.

As of Friday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 289 new coronavirus infections, a decrease of 8 cases reported over the previous seven days.

Montgomery County’s 14-day count trend continues to point downward as well.

The county reported 586 news cases over the last two weeks, 8 fewer cases than were reported during the previous 14 day period.

The 39 new positive cases reported Friday, pushed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County to 10,433 countywide.

Of the 10,433 COVID cases, 5,492 are females and 4,878 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county climbed from 48.9 years-old on Thursday to 52.2 as of Friday afternoon.

The new COVID-19 death nudged Montgomery County’s death toll up one to 825 individuals.

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

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1,173 55
Lower Merion 768 84
Abington 754 70
Cheltenham 649 54
Springfield 627 90
Lower Providence 589 9
Upper Moreland 323 27
East Norriton 315 31
Horsham 283 38
Lansdale 273 31
Montgomery 265 30
Upper Dublin 252 17
Upper Merion 249 16
Lower Moreland 242 13
Upper Providence 235 54
Whitemarsh 204 23
Pottstown 200 3
Hatfield Township 195 3
Plymouth Township 177 7
Lower Gwynedd 176 35
Whitpain 175 14
West Norriton 161 6
Ambler 157 16
Upper Gwynedd 152 37
Towamencin 150 27
Limerick 140 0
Skippack 127 6
Lower Salford 110 1
Franconia 99 12
Souderton 94 0
Worcester 83 4
Lower Pottsgrove 72 0
Perkiomen 68 0
Conshohocken 58 0
Bridgeport 57 1
New Hanover 55 0
Douglass 54 2
Upper Hanover 52 0
Trappe 47 1
Hatboro 45 1
Pennsburg 41 4
Telford 40 0
Lower Frederick 39 0
Royersford 39 0
Hatfield Borough 37 0
Collegeville 34 0
Jenkintown 34 0
Upper Pottsgrove 34 1
North Wales 28 0
Narberth 24 0
East Greenville 22 0
West Pottsgrove 20 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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