Montgomery Co. Adds 119 Cases; 7.1% Of Residents Fully Vaccinated

ROCKVILLE, MD — Health officials in Montgomery County added 119 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, pushing its cumulative total to 63,395 since the pandemic began.

The county did not add any new COVID-19-related deaths overnight. The local death toll remains at 1,367.

The latest fatality count does not include the 45 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 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 73,413, according to the latest figures.

Across Maryland, there have been 382,702 cases, 7,697 confirmed deaths, and 182 "probable deaths." Of the 904 people currently being hospitalized statewide, 235 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

As of Monday, Maryland has administered 1,332,588 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Among those, 858,577 were first doses and 474,011 were second doses.

In Montgomery County, 151,833 residents (14.4 percent) have received their first dose. A total of 75,106 residents (7.1 percent) have already gotten their second and final shot.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Rollout

Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Monday that the state will begin deploying the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine this week.

The state has only received 49,600 doses so far. All of them will be sent to providers this week, according to health officials.

"The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is safe, effective, and made right here in Maryland," Hogan said. "Our plan is to get this vaccine into the community right away and right into arms so that we can continue increasing our vaccination rate."

The news comes two days after the U.S. Food and Drug formally approved the company's vaccine. It's the third COVID-19 vaccine to roll out for use in the United States.