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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA The pandemic continues to steadily wane across Montgomery County, as case numbers plummet from the brief early spring surge.
In fact, COVID-19 now has its lowest presence in the county since March 2020. The county s positivity rate is now all the way down to 2.47 percent. While there s still work to be done, as a County, we should be very proud of how far we ve come, Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh said Wednesday. If you ve haven t yet gotten vaccinated, I urge you to so we can celebrate even more milestones soon.
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A positivity rate below 5 percent indicates suppression of the virus. The county has been below this point for 23 of the last 28 days, officials said.
Department of Health Extends Free COVID-19 Testing Sites in Delaware, Monroe and Northampton Counties
04/26/2021
Harrisburg, PA - The Department of Health today announced that the COVID-19 testing sites, available through a partnership with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare (AMI), in Delaware, Monroe and Northampton counties have been extended.
“The virus is still present in our communities, which is evident by the recent rise in COVID-19 cases statewide,” Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam said. “This reinforces the need for continued testing across the state. We encourage anyone who feels they need or want a test to take advantage of all COVID-19 testing clinics if they think they have been exposed to COVID-19. Much of the news and attention has shifted to COVID-19 vaccines, but testing is still a critical part of our response to ultimately stop the spread of COVID-19.”
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Gov. Wolf and Sec. Beam today released a status update from the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard, comparing the period of April 2 – 8 to the previous seven days and highlighting an increase of 23,043 cases.