Health & Fitness
COVID-19 Cases Rise To 22,679 In County; Deaths Hit 810
Montgomery County added 95 new coronavirus cases and one new death on Thursday, Oct. 1.
BETHESDA, MD — Confirmed coronavirus cases in Montgomery County climbed by 95 on Thursday, while the fatality count grew by one.
The latest data released by the Maryland Department of Health pushes the county's overall totals to 22,679 infections and 810 deaths. The latest fatality count does not include the 40 others whose deaths were linked to the virus, but never confirmed by a lab test. For now, they are considered "probable deaths."
Montgomery County 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 29,617, according to the latest figures.
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Statewide, there have been 125,510 cases, 3,805 confirmed deaths, and 144 "probable deaths." Of the 331 people currently being hospitalized, 74 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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