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Fewer Than 100 County Cases Added On MD's COVID-19 Anniversary

Montgomery Co. added fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases on Friday. It's the fourth time in 17 days that cases have dipped into the double digits.

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Montgomery County added fewer than 100 infections on Friday. It's the fourth time in 17 days that cases have dipped into the double digits.
Montgomery County added fewer than 100 infections on Friday. It's the fourth time in 17 days that cases have dipped into the double digits. (Alvaro Calvo/Getty Images)

BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County has reported fewer than 100 new cases for the fourth time since mid-February.

On Friday, health officials added 94 new infections, pushing the county's cumulative total to 63,796.

Daily cases continue to trend downward since reaching their peak of 639 on Jan. 10. In the last 17 days, they've dipped into the double digits three times — on Feb. 16, Feb. 22, March 3, and March 5.

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According to the Maryland Department of Health, three more Montgomery County residents have died from the virus overnight. The local death toll now sits at 1,379.

Across Maryland, there have been 385,678 cases and 7,748 confirmed deaths.

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SEE ALSO: One Year On: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Shaped Maryland

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