Montgomery County Coronavirus Update: 9,052 Cases, 474 Deaths

BETHESDA, MD — As of Wednesday morning, Montgomery County has 9,052 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 474 coronavirus-related deaths. That's an increase of 102 positive cases and nine additional deaths since Tuesday.

In recent weeks, the state began counting "probable deaths" — or deaths of individuals who likely were infected, but never tested. Previously, deaths were only counted if they tested positive for the disease.

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 12,446, according to county health officials.

Statewide, there are now 42,323 positive infections and 2,004 confirmed deaths. This is an increase of 777 new cases and 41 new deaths in the past 24 hours.

To date, 173,007 people have tested negative for the disease and 2,993 have been released from isolation.

There are currently 1,410 hospitalized coronavirus patients, statewide. Of that, 539 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

According to state data, hospitalizations are at its lowest level in three weeks.

Case Count By ZIP Code

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

• 1,547 cases — ZIP code 20783 (Prince George's County)
• 961 cases — ZIP code 20906 (Montgomery County)
• 839 cases — ZIP code 20706 (Prince George's County)
• 804 cases — ZIP code 20902 (Montgomery County)
• 724 cases — ZIP code 20784 (Prince George's County
• 710 cases — ZIP code 20904 (Montgomery County)
• 699 cases — ZIP code 21224 (Baltimore City/Baltimore County)
• 683 cases — ZIP code 20782 (Prince George's County)
• 612 cases — ZIP code 20903 (Montgomery County)
• 591 cases — ZIP code 20737 (Prince George's County)