Montgomery County Commission Valerie Arkoosh addresses the media at a press conference on April 8.
Montgomery County officials announced five more deaths from the COVID-19 coronavirus in Upper Gwynedd on Wednesday, bringing the township’s virus-related death toll to eight.
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Chair Dr. Valerie Arkoosh announced 11 new COVID-19 deaths since Tuesday across the county, including six from the North Penn area. They include:
In the North Penn area, Hatfield Township has the most positive cases with 37 and one death, followed by Montgomery Township with 35, Upper Gwynedd Township with 34 and eight deaths, Lansdale Borough with 26, Towamencin Township with 11, Hatfield Borough with seven and North Wales Borough with one.
Total cases in the North Penn area currently stand at 151, an increase of 22 since yesterday.
Cases in the neighboring communities continued to increase as well, with 18 new cases announced on Wednesday. Municipal totals are as follows:
Totals across the surrounding municipalities currently stands at 209 cases.
As of Wednesday afternoon, cases in Montgomery County have increased to 1,402 total across 59 of the county's 62 municipalities. The only municipalities within the county to not report a positive case are Pennsburg, Bryn Athyn and West Conshohocken.
In total, 43 Montgomery County residents have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners Chair Dr. Valerie Arkoosh also provided an update on cases across the county’s nursing homes, stating that 51 of the 75 nursing homes within the county are reporting a total 155 cases among residents and another 71 cases among staff members. Arkoosh added that one unidentified nursing home has between 16 to 20 cases, and another has between 20 to 25 cases.
Earlier on Wednesday, Pennsylvania reported 1,680 additional coronavirus cases, bringing the statewide total to 16,239 cases across all 67 counties. The coronavirus death toll also increased by 70 since yesterday, bringing the total to 310 deaths across the commonwealth.
“Now more than ever, as we continue to see COVID-19 cases and deaths rise in Pennsylvania, we need Pennsylvanians to take action,” Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said. “Those actions should be to stay calm, stay home and stay safe. If you must go out, please limit it to as few trips as possible and wear a mask to protect not only yourself, but other people as well. We need all Pennsylvanians to heed these efforts to protect our vulnerable Pennsylvanians, and also our healthcare workers and frontline responders.”
Of the state’s 16,239 coronavirus cases, 760 have occurred in healthcare workers, 831 are in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes, 1,892 are hospitalized—roughly 11-percent of cases—and 1,169 have required the use of a ventilator.
In total, 82,299 residents have tested negative for the virus. Recovery statistics are not currently available at the state or county level, as officials said that data would require each person to self-report their recovery.
That said, with most agencies reporting an approximate two-percent mortality rate for the COVID-19 coronavirus, it can be deduced that 98-percent of cases are expected to recover.
See also:
Third Coronavirus Death Reported In Upper Gwynedd, Countywide Cases Increase To 1,294
North Penn Area Coronavirus Cases Increase To 105, Countywide Cases At 1,134 With 27 Deaths
Second Coronavirus Death Reported In Upper Gwynedd Township, 15 New Cases In North Penn Area
Third Coronavirus Death Reported In Horsham Township, Countywide Cases Near 900
Upper Gwynedd Woman Dies From Coronavirus, Cases Increase By 71 Across County
