COVID-19 Cases In Montgomery Co. Rise By 266; Total Hits 34,425

BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County on Thursday registered 266 new COVID-19 infections overnight, up from 254 on Wednesday, data released by the Maryland Department of Health showed.

For Maryland's most populous jurisdiction, Thursday's addition pushes the total number of cases since the pandemic began to 34,425.

In the past 24 hours, four more people have died from the virus. That brings the local death toll to 928.

Another 42 people, health officials believe, had the disease but died before ever getting tested. For now they are considered "probable deaths" — and won't be added to the 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 42,458, according to the latest figures.

Statewide, there have been 205,399 cases, 4,606 confirmed deaths, and 158 "probable deaths." Of the 1,573 people currently being hospitalized, 364 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).