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5 COVID-19 Deaths, 241 More Cases Friday: MCPHD
A New Caney man in his 30s was among the confirmed deaths. Montgomery County officials reported a drop of 17 active cases from Thursday.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX — The Montgomery County Public Health District confirmed the deaths of five more residents with COVID-19 on Friday.
Three New Caney residents - a man in his 30s, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s - died, as well as a Montgomery woman in her 90s and a Splendora man in his 60s. All five had co-morbidities in addition to COVID-19. The five new deaths bring Montgomery County's total to 288.
MCPHD added 241 COVID-19 cases in the county, bringing the total number of cases to 52,540 since the start of the pandemic. There are 1,578 active cases in Montgomery County, a decrease of 17 since Thursday. There are 78 people in the county hospitalized with COVID-19, five less than Thursday.
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· TOTAL cases of COVID-19 increased by 241 to 52,540 since Thursday’s (4/29) report. Of the 241 new cases, 236 were tested since 4/15/2021. · ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 decreased by 17 to 1,578 since Thursday’s (4/29) report. pic.twitter.com/6WZH4kZTFc
— Montgomery County Public Health (@MontCo_PH) April 30, 2021
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