Coronavirus deaths in Montgomery County top 1,000. Second death in Conshohocken

Deaths attributed to Coronavirus in Montgomery County now top 1,000 according to the Montgomery County COVID-19 datahub. As of December 29th, there have been a total of 1,002 deaths across the county. Since our last report on data through December 22nd, there have been five deaths reported on December 23rd, six on December 24th, 20 on December 28th, and three on December 29th.

The number of positive cases is trending down since the spike attributed to the Thanksgiving holiday. The number of cases from the most recent 14 days has decreased by 503 versus the previous 14 days. Cases from the most recent seven days have decreased by 243 versus the previous seven days.

DATEDaily Positive Test Results
16-Dec374
17-Dec469
18-Dec514
19-Dec310
20-Dec267
21-Dec261
22-Dec404
23-Dec361
24-Dec459
25-Dec410
26-Dec401
27-Dec247
28-Dec180
29-Dec298
14 DAY AVERAGE353.9285714
14 DAY TOTAL4955

The 14-day PCR positivity rate is 10.24% as of December 24th, down from 11.25% as of December 17th. Having this number at 5% or under is considered suppression of the virus.

In regards to hospitalizations, as of December 29th, there are 443 patients in Montgomery County hospitals due to Coronavirus. This is slightly down from the 450 patients on December 22nd, and down by more than 100 patients from the 546 patients in the county’s hospitals on December 14th. There are currently 105 patients in the ICU, with 61 of those patients requiring a ventilator.

Locally, here are the current numbers:

  • Conshohocken is at 269 cases, which is 27 more than since December 22nd. There have been two deaths, which is one more since December 22nd
  • West Conshohocken is at 37 cases, which is five more than since December 22nd. There have been no deaths
  • Plymouth Township is at 691 cases, which is 66 more than since December 22nd. There have been 12 deaths
  • Whitemarsh Township is at 667 cases, which is 48 more than since December 22nd. There have been 24 deaths

You can view all of the latest data here.