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County Reaches 19,325 Cases As Reopening Plan Stalls At Phase Two
Montgomery County, which has been in phase two since mid-June, tallied 61 new coronavirus cases and zero new deaths on Friday, Aug. 21.

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Montgomery County, which has been in phase two since mid-June, tallied 61 new coronavirus cases and zero new deaths on Friday, Aug. 21.

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