Montco Towns With Most, Least COVID Increases As 4th Wave Goes On

Norristown PA

20 April, 2021

9:00 AM

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — As the fourth wave of coronavirus continues in Montgomery County, certain municipalities are seeing greater increases in case numbers than others. The overall number of new cases actually saw a slight decrease last week in the county. There were 1,503 cases recorded last week, compared to 1,593 the week prior, according to the most recently available Department of Health data, covering the period up to April 15. However, the county's percent positivity rate climbed from 8.5 to 8.7 percent, continuing a trend that's been ongoing for about a month. The highly populated northeastern part of the county, including Abington, Cheltenham, and Upper Moreland continue to see the bulk of the cases. Other population centers like Norristown and Lansdale are faring a bit better, especially compared to earlier in the pandemic. Here's how the breakdown looks at the municipal level over the last 30 days, according to data provided by Montgomery County's Office of Public Health: Abington - 472Lower Merion - 250Cheltenham - 247Upper Moreland - 233Upper Merion - 219Pottstown - 212Horsham - 191Limerick - 191Norristown - 185Montgomery - 173Lansdale - 172Upper Dublin - 168Hatfield Township - 156Towamencin - 148Upper Providence - 147Lower Salford - 139Whitemarsh - 137Lower Providence - 132Lower Moreland - 126New Hanover - 123Whitpain - 113Perkiomen - 104Upper Gwynedd - 99Franconia - 99West Norriton - 96Skippack - 93Douglass - 91Springfield - 90Plymouth - 87Upper Hanover - 87Souderton - 84Worcester - 81Lower Pottsgrove - 81East Norriton - 79Hatboro - 69Ambler - 65Collegeville - 65Upper Pottsgrove - 51Lower Frederick - 48Hatfield Boro - 45Royersford - 44Conshohocken - 40Pennsburg - 36Salford - 35Upper Salford - 32Upper Frederick - 31Marlborough. 30West Pottsgrove - 27North Wales - 27Bridgeport - 23Telford - 22Trappe - 23Rockledge - 22Jenkintown - 19Narberth - 18Red Hill - 18West Conshohocken - 17Bryn Athyn - 14Green Lane - 10East Greenville - 9Schwenksville - 5