The Latest COVID-19 Numbers Including Montgomery County Schools

Montgomery County COVID-19 Statistics for April 21

The Maryland Department of Health reported 104 new COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County Wednesday morning. The county’s cumulative case count is 69,049.

Montgomery County recorded five new coronavirus-related fatalities Wednesday, so the death toll rises to 1,460 which is the highest in the state.

As of April 19, there are 99 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Montgomery County.

As of Wednesday, 43 schools in the state are reporting two or more COVID-19 cases verified by testing. Of those 43 schools, three are located in Montgomery County. They include:

• Great Seneca Creek Elementary School in Germantown reports two cases.
• Rachel Carson Elementary School in Gaithersburg reports 2 cases.
• The Heights School in Potomac reports three cases.

The county has a rolling seven-day average rate of 2.9% for positive COVID19 tests, which is a decrease of 0.05 from Tuesday’s average rate of 2.95%. The county’s positivity rate is the lowest in Maryland.

With 1,460 fatalities, Montgomery County leads the state in total COVID-19 related fatalities but not in total cases. Prince George’s County has the most coronavirus cases in the state with 81,701 cases and 1,399 fatalities. Baltimore County has the third most cases and the second-highest number of fatalities in the state with 61,567 cases and  1,402 fatalities.

Somerset County located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore has the most cases per capita with 98.4 cases per 1,000 residents. Allegany County in the western region of the state has the second-highest cases per capita at 95.6 cases per 1,000 residents.

Maryland COVID-19 Statistics for April 21

Wednesday the state recorded 1,205 new infections bringing the state’s cumulative case count to 438,789.

There are currently 1,279 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 across the state as of Wednesday morning. Since Monday, March 29 the number of Marylanders hospitalized with COVID-19 has been greater than 1,000. It does appear the number of hospitalizations is at a plateau.

Thirteen newly reported deaths were recorded Wednesday, bringing the state death toll to 8,419.

The state reported a rolling seven-day average of 5.28% for positive COVID-19 tests Wednesday. This is a decrease of 0.12 from Tuesday’s rate of 5.4%.

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