COVID-19 In Montgomery Co: 139 Cases, 2 Deaths Added On March 24

BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County registered 139 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, as well as two more deaths associated with the virus.

The latest additions push the total number of confirmed cases and deaths in the county to 65,825 and 1,417, respectively.

The official fatality count does not include the 46 others whose deaths were linked to the virus but never confirmed by a lab test. For now, they are considered "probable deaths."

Montgomery County — which is home to roughly 1 million people — 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 76,750, according to the latest figures.

Across Maryland, there have been 402,600 cases, 8,029 confirmed deaths, and 185 "probable deaths." Of the 915 people currently being hospitalized statewide, 224 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

As of Wednesday, Maryland has administered 2,304,408 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among those, 1,488,253 were first doses and 756,690 were second doses.

In Montgomery County, 283,532 residents (27 percent) have received their first dose. A total of 146,563 residents (13.9 percent) have already gotten their second and final shot.

For more information on coronavirus vaccines in Maryland, see the Maryland Patch COVID-19 vaccination page.