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Confirmed COVID-19 Case Total In Montgomery Co. Reaches 33,400
Montgomery County on Monday added 297 new cases and three new deaths, pushing its totals to 33,400 infections and 912 fatalities.
BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County added 297 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Monday, pushing its overall totals to 33,400 infections and 912 fatalities, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
Another 42 people, health officials believe, had the disease but died before ever getting tested. For now, they are considered "probable deaths" — and will not be added to the county's official fatality count until they are confirmed by a laboratory test.
The county — which is home to roughly 1 million residents — continues to have the highest number of deaths in the state. It also has the second highest number of confirmed cases, after Prince George's County, which has 41,297, according to the latest figures.
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Across Maryland, there have been 198,370 cases, 4,486 confirmed deaths, and 155 "probable deaths." Of the 1,527 people that are currently hospitalized, 344 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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