August 5th COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Case Count Continues to Fall
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 Monday afternoon, Montgomery County reported 41 new COVID-19 cases and no death were Tuesday afternoon.
Over the last 7 days, Montgomery County reported 276 new coronavirus infections, a decrease of 105 over the previous seven days.
The 41 new positive cases reported Tuesday afternoon brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 9,747 countywide, 5,152 of which are females, 4,552 are males.
The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 51.4 years-old.
No new COVID-19 deaths have been reported in the County since August 1st leaving the death toll at 820
Here is the breakdown of cases by municipality:
Municipality | # of Total Cases | # of Total Deaths |
Norristown | 1,148 | 55 |
Lower Merion | 703 | 84 |
Abington | 698 | 68 |
Cheltenham | 620 | 53 |
Springfield | 603 | 90 |
Lower Providence | 519 | 9 |
Upper Moreland | 294 | 26 |
East Norriton | 279 | 30 |
Horsham | 268 | 38 |
Lansdale | 264 | 31 |
Montgomery | 252 | 30 |
Upper Merion | 229 | 16 |
Upper Providence | 228 | 54 |
Lower Moreland | 227 | 13 |
Upper Dublin | 225 | 17 |
Pottstown | 185 | 3 |
Whitemarsh | 182 | 23 |
Hatfield Township | 181 | 3 |
Lower Gwynedd | 172 | 35 |
Whitpain | 167 | 14 |
Plymouth Township | 158 | 7 |
West Norriton | 156 | 6 |
Ambler | 153 | 16 |
Upper Gwynedd | 147 | 37 |
Towamencin | 142 | 27 |
Skippack | 121 | 6 |
Limerick | 117 | 0 |
Franconia | 95 | 12 |
Souderton | 93 | 0 |
Lower Salford | 92 | 1 |
Worcester | 78 | 4 |
Lower Pottsgrove | 66 | 0 |
Perkiomen | 59 | 0 |
Conshohocken | 54 | 0 |
New Hanover | 52 | 0 |
Bridgeport | 48 | 1 |
Douglass | 48 | 2 |
Upper Hanover | 43 | 0 |
Hatboro | 41 | 1 |
Pennsburg | 41 | 4 |
Telford | 40 | 0 |
Royersford | 38 | 0 |
Trappe | 37 | 1 |
Hatfield Borough | 36 | 0 |
Lower Frederick | 36 | 0 |
Collegeville | 33 | 0 |
Jenkintown | 32 | 0 |
Upper Pottsgrove | 30 | 1 |
Narberth | 23 | 0 |
North Wales | 23 | 0 |
East Greenville | 19 | 0 |
Rockledge | 19 | 1 |
West Pottsgrove | 17 | 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 |
Montgomery County’s walk-up testing sites and operations are:
Pottstown – Montgomery County Office of Public Health, 364 King Street. Testing is available:
- 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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