Montgomery County COVID-19 Update for September 17, 2021

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TX -- Montgomery County Public Health District, in conjunction with the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, can confirm we remain at high levels of active COVID-19 cases in Montgomery County.

Have you been vaccinated for COVID-19? We strongly recommend it. Even if you contract COVID-19 after vaccination, the chances of severe illness, hospitalization and death are low. Just 54 percent of eligible Montgomery County residents are vaccinated. Need to find a vaccine? Click here for additional vaccine sites: https://www.vaccines.gov/

Today, we can also confirm three additional deaths related to COVID-19.


• A man in his 40s, from Cleveland, 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 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 80s, from Montgomery, died in the hospital. He had co-morbidities in addition to testing positive for COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated.

We can also confirm:


• TOTAL cases of COVID-19 increased by 622 to 82,070 since Wednesday’s (9/15) report.


• Of the 622 new cases, 125 are under the age of 12 and not eligible for vaccination.


• ACTIVE cases of COVID-19 decreased by 97 to 12,847 since Wednesday’s (9/15) report.


• Today, we accounted for 716 additional inactive cases who we have been unable to contact for 30 days or more.


• 366 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.


• 32,117 people have clinically recovered.

Source: UT Health, School of Public Health
*These numbers include PCR and rapid antigen testing. We do not include antibody testing

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

Still need your first dose of vaccine? Splendora ISD & DSHS are offering a clinic.

Splendora ISD Administration Building (Entrance F)
23419 FM 2090
Splendora, TX 77372
Sept. 22 & 23 (Wed. & Thurs.)
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Looking for a downloadable case list? The COVID-19 dashboard for Montgomery County can be
found here: https://coronavirus-response-moco.hub.arcgis.com/.

Have a question about COVID-19? You can reach the Montgomery County COVID-19 Call Center at 936-523-3916. It is open Monday-Thursday from 8:00am-4:30pm and Friday 8:00am-4:00pm. Do your part to slow the spread of COVID-19. The best way to protect yourself and those around you is to be vaccinated. You should also:

•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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