Montgomery Co. Coronavirus Update: 208 New Cases, 17 New Deaths

BETHESDA, MD — As of Thursday morning, Montgomery County has 9,260 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 491 coronavirus-related deaths. That's an increase of 208 positive cases and 17 additional deaths since Wednesday.

The county, which is home to roughly 1.1 million residents, has 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 12,830, according to county health officials.

Statewide, there are now 43,531 positive cases and 2,045 confirmed deaths, according to the Maryland Department of Health data released Thursday. This is an increase of 1,208 new cases and 41 new deaths in the past 24 hours.

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To date, 176,702 people have tested negative for the disease and 3,099 people have been released from isolation.

There are currently 1,374 hospitalized coronavirus patients statewide, a decrease of 36 hospitalizations in the past 24 hours. Of those currently hospitalized, 526 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Case Count By ZIP Code

These are the ZIP codes with the highest coronavirus case counts in Maryland as of Thursday:

• 1,605 cases — ZIP code 20783 (Prince George's County)
• 999 cases — ZIP code 20906 (Montgomery County)
• 866 cases — ZIP code 20706 (Prince George's County)
• 823 cases — ZIP code 20902 (Montgomery County)
• 751 cases — ZIP code 20784 (Prince George's County
• 728 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Baltimore City)
• 725 cases — ZIP code 21224 (Baltimore City/Baltimore County)
• 710 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Montgomery County)
• 704 cases — ZIP code 20782 (Prince George's County)
• 631 cases — ZIP code 20903 (Montgomery County)
• 610 cases — ZIP code 20737 (Prince George's County)
• 578 cases — ZIP code 20877 (Frederick County)
• 581 cases — ZIP code 20785 (Prince George's County)
• 455 cases — ZIP code 20707 (Howard County)