Montgomery County COVID-19 Update: 50 New Cases in Montgomery County, 14-day Case Count Continues to Drop

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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 Wednesday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 50 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Thursday afternoon.

Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 287 new coronavirus infections, an increase of 35 cases reported over the previous seven days.

The number of new cases in Montgomery County continues to trend downward. Over the last 14 days, 539 news cases were reported, 146 fewer cases than were reported during the previous 14 day period.

The 50 new positive cases reported Thursday afternoon pushed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County to 10,104 countywide.

Of the 10,104 COVID cases, 5,321 are females and 4,727 are males.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county dropped to  49.2 years-old from 42.3 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 1,161 55
Lower Merion 738 84
Abington 726 70
Cheltenham 636 53
Springfield 621 90
Lower Providence 563 9
Upper Moreland 307 26
East Norriton 300 30
Horsham 273 38
Lansdale 270 31
Montgomery 259 30
Upper Dublin 242 17
Upper Merion 236 16
Lower Moreland 235 13
Upper Providence 232 54
Whitemarsh 194 23
Pottstown 193 3
Hatfield Township 184 3
Lower Gwynedd 174 35
Whitpain 170 14
Plymouth Township 165 7
West Norriton 159 6
Ambler 155 16
Upper Gwynedd 149 37
Towamencin 145 27
Limerick 126 0
Skippack 125 6
Lower Salford 100 1
Franconia 95 12
Souderton 93 0
Worcester 80 4
Lower Pottsgrove 70 0
Perkiomen 64 0
Bridgeport 55 1
Conshohocken 54 0
New Hanover 53 0
Douglass 50 2
Upper Hanover 50 0
Trappe 47 1
Hatboro 45 1
Pennsburg 41 4
Telford 40 0
Royersford 38 0
Hatfield Borough 37 0
Lower Frederick 37 0
Jenkintown 34 0
Collegeville 33 0
Upper Pottsgrove 33 1
North Wales 26 0
Narberth 23 0
Rockledge 20 1
East Greenville 19 0
West Pottsgrove 18 0
Salford 16 1
Schwenksville 15 0
Upper Salford 13 0
Marlborough 12 0
Upper Frederick 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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