5/6/2021 UPDATE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE
MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, would like to encourage residents to take advantage of mass vaccinations happening now in our county.
Multiple providers, including St. Luke’s and Lone Star Family Health Center, are offering first and second doses at Woodforest Stadium every day this week. If you have questions, please call the Montgomery County COVID-19 Call Center at 936-523-3916. The call center is available Monday – Thursday from 8:00am – 4:30pm or Friday from 8:00 – 4:00pm.
Other hospitals, physicians’ offices, and pharmacies also have vaccines available for all adults. Please check their websites and Facebook pages for additional information. You can find a list of providers and additional information on the DSHS website here: https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/coronavirus/immunize/vaccine-hubs.aspx.
Today, we can confirm three additional deaths related to COVID-19.
- A man in his 60s, from Spring, died in the hospital. He had co-morbidities in addition to testing positive for COVID-19.
- A man in his 60s, from Spring, died in the hospital. He had co-morbidities in addition to testing positive for COVID-19.
- A woman in her 70s, from Splendora, died in the hospital. She had co-morbidities in addition to testing positive for COVID-19.
We can also confirm:
- TOTAL cases of COVID-19 increased by 37 to 52,975 since Wednesday’s (5/5) report. Of the 37 new cases, 31 were tested since 4/22/2021.
- ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 decreased by 28 to 1,497 since Wednesday’s (5/5) report.
- 99 county residents are known, as a result of contact investigations, to be in the hospital. Contact investigations have not been initiated on all reported cases.
- 27,993 people have clinically recovered.
The Testing Positivity Rate for Montgomery County remains at 8% for the 4th consecutive week. This number is updated weekly on Wednesdays.
Source: UT Health, School of Public Health
*These numbers include PCR and rapid antigen testing. We do not include antibody testing. Due to technical difficulties, the infographics are unavailable at this time. They will return with the issue has been resolved.
SETRAC data for regional hospitalizations can be found here: https://bit.ly/3jwhdiV.
The COVID-19 dashboard for Montgomery County can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-moco.hub.arcgis.com/.
***VACCINATION NUMBERS ARE UPDATED WEEKLY, ON MONDAYS.
For questions regarding these graphics or the calculations, please see mcphd-tx.org and click on “COVID-19 FAQs.”
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