With the number of cases remaining high but decreasing slightly in the past two weeks, Montgomery County has dropped from an extreme to a very high risk level for coronavirus, according to The New York Times.

And while the number of hospitalized patients and COVID-19-related deaths over that period has fallen, the test positivity rate remained very high. This suggests that the number of cases may be undercounted.

In the past two weeks, an average of 348 cases per day was reported in the county which is a 24 percent decrease from two weeks ago. Since the start of the outbreak, approximately one in 17 residents have been infected, totaling 48,832 reported cases.

December remains the month with the highest number of reported cases in Montgomery County so far.

Meanwhile, the average I.C.U. occupancy was at 83 percent as of January 28, falling slightly compared to the previous month but remaining the same as fourteen days prior.

However, the rate of cases in Montgomery County is in line with those of the neighboring counties, most of which are also at a very high risk level.

Read more about the Montco COVID-19 situation at The New York Times by clicking here.