Montgomery Coronavirus Deaths Rise, Largest One-Day Increase Yet

SILVER SPRING, MD —Montgomery County reported 30 new coronavirus deaths on Monday, its greatest one-day increase to date, bringing the local fatality count to 190.

It is not immediately known how old the victims were when they died — or if they had underlying medical conditions. But so far, health officials say no one under the age of 20 has died from COVID-19.

In recent weeks, the Maryland Department of Health 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.

As of Monday morning, there have been 20 "probable deaths" in Montgomery County.

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The county now has 3,843 confirmed cases of COVID-19. A day earlier, the total stood at 3,645. On April 20, the total was 2,647.

Statewide, 19,487 have tested positive for the new coronavirus — an increase of 906 in the past day. A week ago, the total stood at 13,684.

As of Monday morning, the disease has killed 858 people in Maryland. Health officials are now recording 87 "probable deaths."

Maryland reporting its first three coronavirus cases on March 5. Since then, 85,489 people have tested negative for the disease and 1,263 have been released from isolation.

Currently, 1,513 people are hospitalized with COVID-19. Of that total, 535 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Compared to the state's other jurisdictions, Prince George's County has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases, with 5,263.

Montgomery County is second on the list, followed by Baltimore County with 2,548 positive infections and Baltimore City with 1,933.

The county with the fewest number of cases is Garrett. The county — which hasn't reported a single new case in more than two weeks — has four positive infections.

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