68 New Positive Cases of COVID-19 Reported in Montgomery County, No New Deaths
As of Thursday Sept 17, Montgomery County reported 68 new positive cases of COVID-19, according to the county’s COVID-19 website.
The county reported 292 new coronavirus infections over the previous seven days, and 603 new cases over the last two weeks, 17 more cases than were reported during the previous 14-day period.
Montgomery County’s 14-day count trend continues to tick upward. However, with no new deaths, Montco’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 830 individuals.
The 68 new positive cases reported Thursday pushed the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County to 11,579 countywide.
Of those 11,579 COVID cases, 6,075 are females, 5,434 are males, and 40 are unknown.
The average age of individuals with COVID-19 across the county is 49.2 years-old.
Here is the breakdown of cases and COVID-19 deaths by municipality:
| Municipality | # of Total Cases | # of Total Deaths |
| Norristown | 1210 | 55 |
| Lower Merion | 849 | 84 |
| Abington | 822 | 70 |
| Cheltenham | 695 | 54 |
| Springfield | 656 | 90 |
| Lower Providence | 637 | 9 |
| Upper Moreland | 356 | 27 |
| East Norriton | 353 | 35 |
| Horsham | 311 | 38 |
| Montgomery | 292 | 30 |
| Upper Dublin | 287 | 17 |
| Upper Merion | 285 | 16 |
| Upper Providence | 283 | 54 |
| Lansdale | 280 | 31 |
| Lower Moreland | 265 | 13 |
| Whitemarsh | 230 | 23 |
| Pottstown | 223 | 3 |
| Hatfield Township | 217 | 3 |
| Plymouth Township | 207 | 7 |
| Whitpain | 203 | 14 |
| West Norriton | 184 | 6 |
| Lower Gwynedd | 183 | 35 |
| Upper Gwynedd | 182 | 38 |
| Towamencin | 176 | 27 |
| Limerick | 173 | 0 |
| Ambler | 169 | 16 |
| Lower Salford | 143 | 1 |
| Skippack | 142 | 6 |
| Franconia | 107 | 12 |
| Worcester | 102 | 4 |
| Souderton | 95 | 0 |
| Lower Pottsgrove | 93 | 0 |
| Perkiomen | 88 | 0 |
| New Hanover | 78 | 0 |
| Douglass | 73 | 2 |
| Upper Hanover | 67 | 0 |
| Conshohocken | 64 | 0 |
| Bridgeport | 62 | 1 |
| Trappe | 56 | 1 |
| Hatboro | 54 | 1 |
| Royersford | 52 | 0 |
| Lower Frederick | 45 | 0 |
| Upper Pottsgrove | 44 | 1 |
| Pennsburg | 42 | 4 |
| Telford | 42 | 0 |
| Hatfield Borough | 41 | 0 |
| Collegeville | 40 | 0 |
| Jenkintown | 37 | 0 |
| North Wales | 32 | 0 |
| Narberth | 29 | 0 |
| East Greenville | 25 | 0 |
| West Pottsgrove | 25 | 0 |
| Rockledge | 22 | 1 |
| Upper Salford | 22 | 0 |
| Upper Frederick | 19 | 0 |
| Schwenksville | 18 | 0 |
| Salford | 16 | 1 |
| Marlborough | 16 | 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
Green Lane – 2144 Snyder Rd
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 4pm-6pm
- Tuesday & Thursday – 12pm-2pm
Lansdale – 421 W. Main St
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 4pm-6pm
- Tuesday & Thursday – 12pm-2pm
Norristown – 1401 Dekalb Pike
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 10am-12pm
- Tuesday & Thursday – 3pm-5pm
Pottstown – 364 King St
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 12pm-2pm
- Tuesday & Thursday – 4pm-6pm
Willow Grove – 1678 Fairview Ave
- Monday, Wednesday & Friday – 12pm-2pm
- Tuesday & Thursday – 4pm-6pm
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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