Montgomery Co. Reports 71 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 More Deaths

BETHESDA, MD — Montgomery County registered 72 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, as well as three more deaths associated with the virus.

The latest additions push the total number of confirmed cases and deaths in the county to 67,375 and 1,438, respectively.

The latest 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 79,087, according to the latest figures.

Across Maryland, there have been 419,055 cases, 8,192 confirmed deaths, and 186 "probable deaths." Of the 1,204 people currently being hospitalized statewide, 265 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

As of Tuesday, Maryland has administered 3,041,772 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among those, 1,891,796 were first doses and 1,051,502 were second doses.

In Montgomery County, 378,051 residents (36 percent) have received their first dose. A total of 212,830 residents (20.3 percent) have already gotten their second and final shot.