46 New Positive Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Montgomery County, No New Deaths

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Yet another record breaking highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases statewide, wherein Montgomery County has reported over 300 new positives.

As of Tuesday Sept 29, Montgomery County reported 46 new positive cases of COVID-19, according to the county’s COVID-19 website.

The county reported 259 new coronavirus infections over the previous seven days, and 518 new cases over the last two weeks, 82 fewer cases than were reported during the previous 14-day period.

Montgomery County’s 14-day count trend has begun to decrease, and with no new deaths, Montco’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 832 individuals.

The 46 new positive cases reported Tuesday pushed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County to 12,002 countywide.

Of those 12,002 COVID cases, 6,282 are females, 5,645 are males, and 41 are unknown.

The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 48.74 years-old.

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

Municipality # of Total Cases # of Total Deaths
Norristown 1224 55
Lower Merion 879 84
Abington 841 70
Cheltenham 713 54
Springfield 664 90
Lower Providence 653 9
Upper Moreland 362 28
East Norriton 357 35
Horsham 325 38
Montgomery 308 30
Upper Dublin 307 17
Upper Merion 299 16
Upper Providence 294 54
Lansdale 283 31
Lower Moreland 276 13
Whitemarsh 240 23
Pottstown 230 3
Hatfield Township 226 3
Plymouth Township 226 7
Whitpain 207 15
West Norriton 198 6
Upper Gwynedd 195 38
Limerick 195 0
Lower Gwynedd 190 35
Towamencin 186 27
Ambler 171 16
Lower Salford 156 1
Skippack 153 6
Franconia 115 12
Worcester 107 4
Lower Pottsgrove 99 0
Souderton 96 0
Perkiomen 90 0
New Hanover 88 0
Douglass 79 2
Upper Hanover 68 0
Conshohocken 68 0
Bridgeport 67 1
Trappe 59 1
Hatboro 55 1
Royersford 54 0
Lower Frederick 47 0
Upper Pottsgrove 46 1
Collegeville 43 0
Telford 42 0
Pennsburg 42 4
Hatfield Borough 41 0
Jenkintown 39 0
North Wales 33 0
Narberth 30 0
West Pottsgrove 26 0
East Greenville 25 0
Upper Frederick 23 0
Upper Salford 22 0
Rockledge 22 1
Schwenksville 20 0
Salford 17 1
Marlborough 17 0
Red Hill 12 0
West Conshohocken 12 0
Green Lane 3 0
Bryn Athyn 3 0


COVID-19 Testing

Montgomery County’s testing sites are by appointment only, do not require a vehicle and are self-administered.

Operations are as follows:

Ardmore – 114 W. Lancaster Ave

  • Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 4pm-6pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday – 12pm-2pm

Register Here

Green Lane – 2144 Snyder Rd

  • Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 4pm-6pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday – 12pm-2pm

Register Here


Lansdale –
421 W. Main St

  • Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 4pm-6pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday – 12pm-2pm

Register Here

Norristown – 1401 Dekalb Pike

  • Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 10am-12pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday – 3pm-5pm

Register Here

Pottstown – 364 King St

  • Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 12pm-2pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday – 4pm-6pm

Register Here

Willow Grove – 1678 Fairview Ave

  • Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 12pm-2pm
  • Tuesday & Thursday – 4pm-6pm

Register Here

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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