COVID-19 Update for Montgomery County - 47 Confirmed Cases

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX – Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management, can confirm Montgomery County now has 47 positive cases of COVID-19. Confirmed CasesDATE, SEX, AGE RANGE, LOCATION, TRANSMISSION, STATUS 1. 3/10/20, Male, 40-49, 77356 (Montgomery), community spread, Hospitalized2. 3/12/20, Female, 40-49, 77382 (Spring), travel-related, Hospitalized3. 3/12/20, Male, 40-49, 77356 (Montgomery), travel-related, At Home4. 3/14/20, Female, 40-49, 77356 (Montgomery), Recovered, At Home5. 3/17/20, Male, 50-59, 77380 (The Woodlands), travel-related, At Home6. 3/18/20, Male, 40-49, 77382 (Spring), travel-related, At Home7. 3/18/20, Female, 60-69, 77316 (Montgomery), community spread, At Home8. 3/19/20, Female, 40-49, 77385 (Conroe), travel-related, At Home9. 3/19/20, Male, 50-59, 77382 (Spring), community spread, Hospitalized10. 3/20/20, Female, 50-59, 77365 (Porter), community spread, At Home11. 3/20/20, Male, 90-99, 77382 (Spring), community spread, At Home12. 3/20/20, Male, 50-59, 77382 (Spring), travel-related, At Home13. 3/21/20, Female, 30-39, 77316 (Montgomery), community spread, At Home14. 3/22/20, Female, 40-49, 77381 (Spring), travel-related, At Home15. 3/22/20, Male, 40-49, 77303 (Conroe), community spread, At Home16. 3/23/20, Female, 13-19, 77385 (Conroe), travel-related, At Home17. 3/23/20, Female, 20-29, 77316 (Montgomery), community spread,At Home18. 3/23/20, Male, 50-59, 77380 (The Woodlands), travel-related, At Home19. 3/23/20, Male, 60-69, 77447 (Hockley), travel-related, At Home20. 3/24/20, Male, 30-39, 77382 (The Woodlands), travel-related, At Home21. 3/24/20, Female, 60-69, 77303 (Conroe), community spread, Hospitalized22. 3/24/20, Female, 30-39, 77301 (Conroe), community spread, At Home23. 3/24/20, Male, 50-59, 77382 (Spring), travel-related, At Home24. 3/25/20, Female, 30-39, 77365 (Porter), community spread, At Home25. 3/25/20, Male, 40-49, 77386 (Spring), community spread, At Home26. 3/25/20, Female, 80-89, 77382 (Spring), community spread, At Home27. 3/25/20, Male, 50-59, 77380 (Shenandoah), under investigation, At Home28. 3/25/20, Male, 50-59, 77382 (The Woodlands), travel-related, At Home29. 3/25/20, Male, 50-59, 77382 (The Woodlands), travel-related, At Home30. 3/25/20, Male, 60-69, 77303 (Conroe), community spread, At Home31. 3/25/20, Female, 40-49, 77380 (The Woodlands), travel-related, At Home32. 3/26/20, Female, 60-69, 77382 (Spring), under investigation, At Home33. 3/26/20, Male, 40-49, 77365 (Porter), under investigation, At Home34. 3/26/20, Male, 40-49, 77362 (Pinehurst), under investigation, At Home35. 3/26/20, Female, 40-49, 77356 (Montgomery), community spread, At Home36. 3/26/20, Female, 40-49, 77356 (Montgomery), community spread, At Home37. 3/26/20, Male, 30-39, 77384 (Conroe), under investigation, Hospitalized38. 3/26/20, Male, 50-59, 77386 (Spring), travel-related, At Home39. 3/26/20, Male, 60-69, 77385 (Conroe), travel-related, At Home40. 3/26/20, Male, 40-49, 77316 (Montgomery), travel-related, At Home41. 3/26/20, Male, 40-49, 77382 (Spring), under investigation, At Home42. 3/27/20, Male, 60-69, 77306 (Conroe), under investigation, Hospitalized43. 3/27/20, Male, 50-59, 77365 (Porter), under investigation, At Home44. 3/27/20, Male, 60-69, 77382 (Spring), community spread, Hospitalized45. 3/27/20, Female, 50-59, 77378 (Willis), community spread, At Home46. 3/27/20, Female, 20-29, 77380 (The Woodlands), under investigation, At Home47. 3/27/20, Male, 20-29, 77380 (The Woodlands), community spread, At HomeThe chart will be updated daily by 3:00 p.m.The current CDC recommendation is that the majority of people who contract this virus can successfully recover at home. If you start experiencing symptoms which include coughing, fever and shortness of breath, and they become severe – contact your healthcare provider. The CDC believes that symptoms of COVID-19 may appear in as few as 2 days or as long as 14 days after exposure.Tips for the general public:- Wash hands often for 20 seconds and encourage others to do the same.- If no soap and water are available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.- Cover coughs and sneezes with a tissue, then throw the tissue away.- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.- Disinfect surfaces, buttons, handles, knobs, and other places touched often.- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.For more information, please see https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/.Montgomery County Public Health District’s mission is promoting a healthy, resilient community through health education, disease prevention, clinical services, and emergency preparedness. For more information about the Montgomery County Public Health District please go to www.mcphd-tx.org.