NORRISTOWN â As the 59th week of the coronavirus pandemic in Montgomery County came to a close on Friday, health officials reported 194 additional county residents tested positive for the virus with the number of daily new cases appearing to reach a plateau by weekâs end.
The 194 daily new positive COVID-19 cases reported in the county on Friday brought the countyâs total number of positive cases to 56,060 since March 7, 2020, when the first two cases of the virus were identified in the county. One of the daily new cases was an individual who resided in a long-term care facility.
As of Friday, the 14-day average of daily positive COVID-19 cases stood at 208.9 cases. But during the last several days the number of daily new cases appeared to be plateauing and have been under 200. The daily figures included:
NORRISTOWNÂ â Eleven secure ballot drop boxes will soon be placed across Montgomery County ahead of the May 18 primary election, according to county officials.
Those who have registered for a mail-in ballot can drop off completed ballots starting at 10 a.m. on May 1 at the following locations:
Cheltenham: Township Tax Office, 8230 Old York Road, Elkins Park
Lansdale: District Court 38-1-28, 430 Pennbrook Parkway, Lansdale
Lower Merion: Ludington Library, 5 South Bryn Mawr Ave., Bryn Mawr
Norristown: Montgomery County Airy Street Parking Lot, corner of Airy and DeKalb streets, Norristown
Pottstown: Montgomery County Community College - South Hall, 101 College Drive, Pottstown
Royersford: Victory Park Parking Lot, Second Avenue and Arch Street, Royersford
NORRISTOWN â While demand for COVID-19 vaccines reportedly has slowed in some parts of Pennsylvania, the demand for the shots remains high in Montgomery County, according to officials.
âWe actually are pretty busy. I know there has been discussion in other parts of the state that they are not so busyâ¦but weâre not seeing that in Montgomery County,â county Commissionersâ Chairwoman Dr. Valerie Arkoosh said during a news briefing on Wednesday.
âWe had an awful lot of pent-up demand here for months while we waited to get more vaccine into this county. I think weâre still working through a lot of people that have been waiting a long time to be vaccinated and they seem pretty eager to do so. Our clinics are pretty full,â Arkoosh added.
Despite a slowdown in demand elsewhere in Pennsylvania, Bucks and Montgomery counties are still seeing a steady flow of people wanting a COVID vaccine.
Officials in both counties on Wednesday said they continue to vaccinate thousands each week but added that appointments are open to those who want them. We actually are pretty busy, said Montgomery County Commissioner Chair Val Arkoosh.
Out of 7,000 open appointments next week at county-run sites, all but about 400 or 500 are filled, Arkoosh said, and there are still appointment invitations that haven t been answered.
In addition, about 18,000 people who have signed up for one of Montgomery County s clinics almost all of them in the past 10 days are still waiting invitations for appointments.
NORRISTOWN â Nearly 200 additional Montgomery County residents tested positive for the coronavirus and one person died from the virus, according to the latest daily report issued by county health officials.
The 192 daily new positive COVID-19 cases reported in the county on Thursday brought the countyâs total number of positive cases to 55,866 since March 7, 2020, when the first two cases of the virus were identified in the county, according to the countyâs COVID-19 online dashboard. Two of the daily new cases were individuals who resided in long-term care facilities.
Officials also reported one additional COVID-19 death on Thursday, bringing the countyâs death toll to 1,280 since the pandemic began a year ago.