Montgomery County Adds 233 COVID Cases, 3 Deaths Overnight

Rockville MD

24 November, 2020

1:39 PM

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ROCKVILLE, MD — Montgomery County added 233 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths on Tuesday, pushing its overall totals to 31,622 infections and 893 fatalities. Another 42 people, health officials believe, had the disease but died before ever getting tested. For now, they are considered "probable deaths" — and will not be added to the county's official fatality count until they are confirmed by a laboratory test. The county — which is home to roughly 1.1 million residents — continues to have the highest number of deaths in the state. It also has the second highest number of confirmed cases, after Prince George's County, which has 39,297, according to the latest figures. Across Maryland, there have been 185,464 cases, 4,325 confirmed deaths, and 156 "probable deaths." Of the 1,341 people that are currently hospitalized, 314 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).