These 3 ZIP Codes Account For Nearly 25% Of County's Case Total

SILVER SPRING, MD — Nearly 25 percent of Montgomery County's COVID-19 case total come from three Silver Spring-area ZIP codes, official public health data shows.

The three ZIP codes with the highest number of confirmed infections are:

• 20906 (Aspen Hill/Layhill) — 5,284 cases
• 20902 (Wheaton) — 3,965 cases
• 20904 (Colesville) — 3,808 cases

With a combined total of 13,057 infections, these three ZIP codes account for 24.5 percent of Montgomery County's cases.

The Latest Numbers in County, State

The county added 441 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, pushing its overall total to 53,283, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

This month alone, there have been 12 days in which the county has recorded more than 400 infections. The county shattered its single-daily record for new COVID-19 infections on Jan. 10 — with 639 reported cases.

On Friday, health officials recorded six new deaths tied to COVID-19, bringing the local death toll to 1,173. The latest fatality count does not include the 44 others whose deaths were linked to the virus but never confirmed by a lab test. For now, they are considered "probable deaths."

Montgomery 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 61,946, according to the latest figures.

Across Maryland, there have been 320,739 coronavirus cases, 6,322 confirmed deaths, and 172 "probable deaths." Of the 1,848 patients being hospitalized for the disease statewide, 421 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Vaccination Rollout Accelerates

The latest figures come a day after Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced that the state was accelerating its COVID-19 vaccination rollout and giving jurisdictions discretion in deciding when to move to the next phase of their inoculation process.

Maryland plans to move into Phase 1B of its COVID-19 vaccination plan on Monday. That phase will include Marylanders age 75 and older, those in group homes or other congregate living facilities, school staff, childcare providers, and high-risk inmates.

Phase 1C — which will include all adults between the ages of 65 and 74 — is set to begin on Jan. 25.

"Getting vaccinated is the single most important thing that you can do right now to save lives and to protect your friends, family, and community," Hogan said.

The governor added that jurisdictions will be allowed to press forward with vaccinations as long as they continue to prioritize the elderly and most vulnerable populations.

Maryland receives vaccines from the federal government and its supply is subject to change. The state sends a fraction of the supply to Montgomery County and the other 23 jurisdictions.

Montgomery County Council President Tom Hucker on Friday said the county has requested 12,000 to 15,000 vaccines from the Maryland Department of Health. It is not yet known how many doses the county will receive.

For the coming week, @MontgomeryCoMD has requested 12-15,000 vaccines from the @MDHealthDept . We have not been told how many we will receive.

By the end of today, we will have administered every dose we've received.

More detail: https://t.co/B0vNr8Tj2i pic.twitter.com/RjLnqTCI6S
— Tom Hucker (@tomhucker) January 15, 2021

To date, the county has administered more than 13,000 doses. More vaccination information can be found here.