Montco reports 5 more deaths

County sees 93 additional COVID-19 cases

NORRISTOWN » Montgomery County officials and the Office of Public Health Saturday reported 93 additional individuals who tested positive and five individuals who died of COVID-19, bringing the countywide total to 3,474 cases and 194 deaths.

“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,” said Dr. Valerie A. Arkoosh, chairwoman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners. “I am also saddened to report the deaths of five individuals.”

Of the five individuals who died of COVID-19, three had been hospitalized, two resided in longterm care facilities, and their ages ranged from 40-years-old to 90-yearsold. Of those individuals, two were female and three were male.

The 93 positive individuals are from 27 municipalities. Sixty-one municipalities have been affected.

A breakdown of Saturday’s reported cases follows:

Age Range: One month - 96

Age Brackets: (2) 0 – 9, (3) 10 – 19, (8) 20 – 29, (8) 30 – 39, (11) 40 – 49, (21) 50 – 59, (17) 60 – 69, (1) 70 – 79, (10) 80 – 89, (12) 90 – 99

Gender: 52 females, 41 males

Hospitalized: (7) No, (79) Unknown, (7) Yes

Montgomery County’s drive-through COVID-19 testing location on the Central Campus of Montgomery

County Community College in Blue Bell will be closed on Sunday, April 26, for a safety stand down.

The testing site will reopen for the week on Monday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., by appointment only for individuals that meet the required criteria and as testing supplies allow. No treatment will be given on-site.

For more information and

to register for an appointment, visit www.montcopa. org/COVID-19 or call 610631-3000 on Monday, April 27, starting at 8 a.m.

For the latest information on the outbreak, visit the Montco COVID-19 Data Hub at www.montcopa.org/ covid-19 to get the latest news, geographic and demographic information, and updates.