Zero New Deaths Reported In Montgomery County; Cases Top 16K

BETHESDA, MD — For the first time in more than a week, Montgomery County saw no new coronavirus deaths.

The state's most populous jurisdiction reported its first coronavirus-related death on March 21. Daily deaths peaked at 30 on April 27 — according to the county's coronavirus data — and has consistently been in the single digits since June 6.

As of Thursday, the death toll remains at 725. That figure, however, does not include the 38 others whose deaths were linked to the virus, but never confirmed by a lab test. They are considered "probable deaths" — and will not be added to the official total until the cause of death can be confirmed.

The number of people who've been infected by COVID-19 has hit 16,056, data shows. That's an increase of 70 cases overnight.

The county — which entered Phase Two of its recovery plan on June 19 — 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 20,191, according to the latest figures.

Statewide, there have been 75,664 coronavirus cases, 3,215 confirmed deaths, and 132 "probable deaths."

There are 436 people currently hospitalized. That's a decrease of 11 patients overnight and marks the first drop in hospitalizations in three days. Over the past two days, hospitalization numbers were above 400.