Montgomery County COVID-19 Update for August 6, 2021

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with the
Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, can confirm
hospitalizations for COVID-19 are nearing peak levels in Montgomery County. The vast majority of new cases and essentially all hospitalizations are in those who are unvaccinated.

SETRAC data for regional hospitalizations can be found here: https://bit.ly/3jwhdiV.


We strongly encourage you to be vaccinated for COVID-19 if you have not done so already.
Even if you contract COVID-19 after vaccination, the chances of severe illness, hospitalization
and death are extremely low.

Only 49 percent of eligible Montgomery County residents are vaccinated. Need to find a
vaccine? Click here: https://www.vaccines.gov/.

Since our August 4th report, we can confirm two additional deaths related to COVID-19.


• A man in his 70s, from Spring, died in the hospital. He had co-morbidities in addition to
testing positive for COVID-19. He was not vaccinated.

• A man in his 70s, from Magnolia, died in the hospital. He had co-morbidities in addition to testing positive for COVID-19. He was not vaccinated.

We can also confirm:

• TOTAL cases of COVID-19 increased by 780 to 61,721 since Wednesday’s (8/4) report. Of
the 780 new cases, 50 are under the age of 12 and not eligible for vaccination.

• ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 increased by 619 to 4,838 since Wednesday’s (8/4) report.

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

• 30,786 people have clinically recovered.

The Testing Positivity Rate for Montgomery County remains at 19%, up from 17% on Monday.
Source: UT Health, School of Public Health

*These numbers include PCR and rapid antigen testing. We do not include antibody testing.
The COVID-19 dashboard for Montgomery County can be found here: https://coronavirus-response-moco.hub.arcgis.com/.

Do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19. The best way to protect yourself and those around you is to be vaccinated.

If you are not fully vaccinated:

· 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.

· Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer frequently.

· Disinfect surfaces in your car and around your home.

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