August 5th COVID-19 Update: Montgomery County Case Count Continues to Fall

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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 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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