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6 New COVID-19 Deaths Added Overnight In County, Total Hits 1,025
Since the start of the pandemic in March, Montgomery County has recorded 42,551 cases and 1,025 deaths linked to COVID-19.
BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County added 380 cases and six new deaths on Tuesday, pushing its overall totals to 42,551 infections and 1,025 fatalities, according to the Maryland Department of Health.
Another 44 people, health officials believe, had the disease but died before ever getting tested. For now, they are considered "probable deaths" — and will not be added to the county's official fatality count until they are confirmed by a laboratory test.
The county — which is home to roughly 1 million residents — continues to have the highest number of deaths in the state. It also has the second-highest number of confirmed cases, after Prince George's County, which has 51,006, according to the latest figures.
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Across Maryland, there have been 255,397 cases, 5,353 confirmed deaths, and 166 "probable deaths."
Of the 1,717 people that are currently hospitalized statewide, 400 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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