With 13 New Deaths, Montco's Toll Rises To 207, With 3,600 Cases

NORRISTOWN, PA — Montgomery County's coronavirus death toll has now risen over 200, with a total of 3,600 confirmed cases countywide, officials announced in an update on the latest numbers Sunday.

The county said there were 129 new positive cases Sunday, along with 13 newly confirmed deaths.

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Testing at the Montgomery County Community College testing site continues to show a reduced rate of positive tests, with positives holding steady at about 14 percent of all individuals tested. That's down significantly from a high of 24 percent at the old Temple-Ambler testing site back during what officials are hoping was the "peak" of the virus around April 5.

While this indicates that social distancing is continuing to work, the numbers show that the virus is far from gone. Furthermore, the number of daily cases has not significantly decreased.

“We continue to report a steady number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19, which reinforces the continued need to stay at home except for essential work and essential errands,” Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh said in a news release.

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Montgomery County has seen 2,612 cases over the past two weeks, and an average of 187 per day. In order to meet the state's standard to begin lifting restrictions and reopening, that number must come down to an average of 30 per day, or a total of 415 over a two-week period.

The college testing site was closed Sunday to give workers a chance to have a day off. It reopened Monday morning.

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