Montgomery County officials reported today that there are 184 new cases of Coronavirus in the county. That brings the total to 2,923 countywide cases. The number of deaths rose by nine with a new countywide total of 164.
We did not report the local data over the weekend. The below numbers are the current numbers and then how much they grew since April 17th.
- Ambler is at 57, which is eight more than since April 17
- There have been five deaths in Ambler, which is one more than since April 17
- Lower Gwynedd is at 66, which eight more than since April 17
- There have been 10 deaths in Lower Gwynedd
- Upper Dublin is at 77, which is 17 more than since April 17
- There have been three deaths in Upper Dublin, which is two more than since April 17
- Whitpain is at 58, which is 12 more than since April 17
- There have been zero deaths in Whitpain
The testing site at Montgomery County Community College has been in operation for three days and has tested 747 people. Results are back for 550 people (76 percent). 14% of the tests came back positive. This is down from a height of 24% on April 4-5 when the testing site was at Temple’s Ambler campus.
County Commissioner Dr. Val Arkoosh also stated that she had spoken to the county’s school districts about graduation. They were advised that there was not a scenario that would allow a traditional graduation in late May or June with a large gathering of people.
You can view the latest data from county here.
You can watch today’s press conference below: