Montgomery County COVID-19 Metrics: Hospitalizations Continue Dropping

Friday afternoon, Montgomery County released an update to the public health metrics being used to guide the reopening timeline. The county entered Phase 2 of the economic reopening on Friday, June 19 after spending 19 days in Phase 1.

The county is tracking three categories of information including surveillance of cases and deaths, hospital capacity, and testing capabilities.

Now, a week into Phase 2, all metrics are showing improvement or adequate capacity. Since Thursday, there was a rise in the number of new cases, but a drop in hospitalizations. The test positivity rate has also increased slightly.

Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard as of June 26 (click on Tweet to enlarge):

Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 metrics in Montgomery County: pic.twitter.com/rzNxTEkuep

— Montgomery Community Media (@mymcmedia) June 26, 2020

Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard as of June 25 (click on Tweet to enlarge):

Here's a look at Montgomery County's latest COVID-19 metrics: pic.twitter.com/oRECiHofKj

— Montgomery Community Media (@mymcmedia) June 25, 2020

The data posted Friday afternoon were:

• Number of new confirmed positive cases each day: 89 (three-day average); 14 declining days out of the last 14.
• Number of COVID-19 new deaths each day: three (three-day average); 14 declining days.
• COVID-19 related hospitalizations: 158 (three-day average); 14 declining days.
• Number of COVID-19 related emergency room patients: six (three-day average); 13 declining days out of the last 14.
• COVID-19 related intensive-care unit hospitalizations: 59 (three-day average); 14 declining days.
• Acute care bed utilization rate: 68% (three-day average); the county benchmark of 70% or less has been met 14 of the last 14 days.
• Intensive Care Unit bed utilization rate: 61% (three-day average); the county benchmark of 80% or less has been met 14 out of the last 14 days.
• Percentage of ventilators in use: 38% (three-day average); the county benchmark of 70% or less has been met 14 out of the last 14 days.
• Test positivity rate: 7% (three-day average); 14 declining days.

The county also set goals for testing capacity, contact tracing, and prioritizing equity. More details on each of these goals are available on the county’s website, here.

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Deirdre Byrne is a social media coordinator for Montgomery Community Media. She can be reached at dbyrne@mymcmedia.org or on twitter at @DeirdreByrneMCM.

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