Montgomery County COVID-19 Update for December 21, 2020

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, is asking residents to closely adhere to CDC guidelines as Montgomery County, and the rest of the nation, experiences record high COVID-19 active cases. It’s not too late to follow these guidelines to help reduce the spread of this deadly illness:

• Avoid groups of people.

• Practice social distancing.

• Wear a mask in public (over your nose and mouth) or with others who live outside your household. Never share a mask with others.

• Teach children proper hygiene and the correct way to wear a mask.

• Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently.

• Disinfect surfaces in your car and around your home.

Click here for the latest CDC guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Today, we can sadly confirm an additional death related to COVID-19. A man in his 40s, from Porter, died in the hospital. He had co-morbidities in addition to testing positive for COVID-19.

We can also confirm:

• TOTAL cases of COVID-19 increased by 689 to 23,267 since Friday’s (12/18) report. Of the 689 new cases, 653 were tested since 12/10/2020.

• ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 increased by 394 to 6,429 since Friday’s (12/18) report.

• 39 residents are known, as a result of contact investigations, to be in the hospital. Contact investigations have not been initiated on all reported cases.

• 13,046 people have clinically recovered.

The Testing Positivity Rate for Montgomery County is 13%. This number is updated weekly on Wednesdays.

Source: UT Health, School of Public Health

*These numbers include PCR and rapid antigen testing. We do not include antibody testing. Have questions? Please go to https://mcphd-tx.org/ and scroll down to the FAQs.

Zip Code 77301
There are 202 active cases reported here.
Of 2,317 total confirmed cases, there have been 27 deaths and 1,443 recovered.

Zip Code 77302
There are 97 active cases reported here.
Of 774 total confirmed cases, there have been 6 deaths and 475 recovered.

Zip Code 77303
There are 112 active cases reported here.
Of 757 total confirmed cases, there have been 6 deaths and 461 recovered.

Zip Code 77304
There are 249 active cases reported here.
Of 1,467 total confirmed cases, there have been 14 deaths and 813 recovered.

Zip Code 77306
There are 60 active cases reported here.
Of 613 total confirmed cases, there have been 7 deaths and 400 recovered.

Zip Code 77316
There are 210 active cases reported here.
Of 884 total confirmed cases, there have been 4 deaths and 513 recovered.

Zip Code 77318
There are 98 active cases reported here.
Of 515 total confirmed cases, there have been 2 deaths and 283 recovered.

Zip Code 77327
There are 2 active cases reported here.
Of 8 total confirmed cases, there have been 0 deaths and 6 recovered.

Zip Code 77328
There are 32 active cases reported here.
Of 190 total confirmed cases, there have been 1 deaths and 100 recovered.

Zip Code 77339
There are 46 active cases reported here.
Of 153 total confirmed cases, there have been 2 deaths and 70 recovered.

Zip Code 77354
There are 260 active cases reported here.
Of 1,3420 total confirmed cases, there have been 9 deaths and 789 recovered.

Zip Code 77355
There are 134 active cases reported here.
Of 810 total confirmed cases, there have been 6 deaths and 452 recovered.

Zip Code 77356
There are 180 active cases reported here.
Of 972 total confirmed cases, there have been 7 deaths and 564 recovered.

Zip Code 77357
There are 165 active cases reported here.
Of 1,150 total confirmed cases, there have been 8 deaths and 650 recovered.

Zip Code 77358
There are 0 active cases reported here.
Of 7 total confirmed cases, there have been 0 deaths and 1 recovered.

Zip Code 77362
There are 39 active cases reported here.
Of 210 total confirmed cases, there have been 4 deaths and 111 recovered.

Zip Code 77365
There are 250 active cases reported here.
Of 1,646 total confirmed cases, there have been 17 deaths and 914 recovered.

Zip Code 77372
There are 57 active cases reported here.
Of 401 total confirmed cases, there have been 4 deaths and 245 recovered.

Zip Code 77373
There are 0 active cases reported here.
Of 9 total confirmed cases, there have been 0 deaths and 5 recovered.

Zip Code 77378
There are 110 active cases reported here.
Of 729 total confirmed cases, there have been 6 deaths and 424 recovered.

Zip Code 77380
There are 206 active cases reported here.
Of 1025 total confirmed cases, there have been 5 deaths and 575 recovered.

Zip Code 77381
There are 242 active cases reported here.
Of 1,222 total confirmed cases, there have been 10 deaths and 669 recovered.

Zip Code 77382
There are 285 active cases reported here.
Of 1,346 total confirmed cases, there have been 9 deaths and 739 recovered.

Zip Code 77384
There are 179 active cases reported here.
Of 913 total confirmed cases, there have been 11 deaths and 509 recovered.

Zip Code 77385
There are 160 active cases reported here.
Of 1,089 total confirmed cases, there have been 6 deaths and 651 recovered.

Zip Code 77386
There are 491 active cases reported here.
Of 2,151 total confirmed cases, there have been 15 deaths and 1,126 recovered.

Zip Code 77447
There are 7 active cases reported here.
Of 25 total confirmed cases, there have been 0 deaths and 13 recovered.

Zip Code 77873
There are 3 active cases reported here.
Of 5 total confirmed cases, there have been 0 deaths and 2 recovered.

You can find more information on the SETRAC website, setrac.org.

You can view the case-by-case updates on the MCPHD website here: https://mcphd-tx.org/coronavirus-covid-19/confirmed-cases/. You can refer to the dashboard here: https://coronavirus-response-moco.hub.arcgis.com/.

Do you have questions regarding COVID-19 or COVID-19 testing? The Montgomery County COVID-19 Call Center’s number is 936-523-3916. It is open Monday-Friday from 8:00am – 4:30pm.

Follow CDC guidelines to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community.

• If your children have started in-person school, teach them proper hygiene and the correct way to wear a mask. Encourage them to never share masks with others.
• Avoid groups of people.
• Practice social distancing.
• Wear a mask in public or with others outside your household.
• Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently.
• Disinfect surfaces in your car and around your home.

Click here for the latest CDC guidelines: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html.

Montgomery County Public Health District’s mission is promoting a healthy, resilient community through health education, disease prevention, clinical services, and emergency

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