Montgomery County logged its 143rd COVID-19-related death Monday.
The death is a Spring woman in her 60s who died at the hospital. The woman had other health conditions in addition to testing positive for COVID-19.
The county’s total number of cases is now 12,365. Of those total cases, 1,914 are active, an increase of 177, according to the Montgomery County Public Health District.
Total hospitalizations, both county and noncounty residents, increased by 15 to 71 with 14 of those patients in ICU.
The reason for the difference in the new cases and active cases is the Montgomery County Public Health District is continuing to process cases that were reported to the Department of State Health Services directly by health care providers and entered into the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System.
Online registration is still available for COVID-19 testing in Montgomery County.
To get a voucher, go to mchd-tx.org or mcphd-tx.org and click on the “need to be tested” link. Fill out the information. A voucher will be emailed. Once you have the voucher, make an appointment at your choice of testing centers and get tested.
The MCHD/MCPHD COVID-19 Call Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 936-523-3916.
