Friday afternoon Montgomery County provided an update on the public health metrics used to guide the reopening timeline. Since the first case of COVID-19 in March, there have been 15,568 cases and 717 deaths in the county. Wednesday, County Executive Marc Elrich side the county would not be moving into Phase 3 of reopening at this time.
The county health department is tracking three categories of information including the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths, hospital capacity, and testing capabilities.
The data posted Friday afternoon were:
- Number of new confirmed positive cases each day: 79 (three-day average); 6 declining days of the last 14.
- Number of new COVID-19 related deaths each day: one (three-day average); 13 declining days of the last 14.
- COVID-19 related hospitalizations: 92 (three-day average); 14 declining days.
- Number of COVID-19 related emergency room patients: six (three-day average); 8 declining days.
- COVID-19 related intensive-care unit hospitalizations: 32 (three-day average); 14 declining days.
- Acute care bed utilization rate: 69% (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: 51% (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: 29% (three-day average); the county benchmark of 70% or less has been met 14 out of the last 14 days.
- Test positivity rate: 5% (three-day average); 14 declining days.
Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard as of Friday, July 10 (click on photo to enlarge):
Montgomery County COVID-19 Dashboard as of Thursday, July 9 (click on photo to enlarge):
All of the nine metrics reported Friday, which is day 21 of Phase 2, are showing improvement or adequate capacity on the County’s COVID-19 dashboard.
Montgomery County progress report for July 10 (click on photo to enlarge):
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.
