For Immediate Release:
November 16, 2020
Monmouth
County has
141 additional positive cases
of COVID-19
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County
Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Susan M.
Kiley have announced that today, Nov. 16, there are 141 new positive cases of
COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are no new
deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in
Monmouth County.
In comparison of the number
of new positive cases in all 21 counties in New Jersey, Monmouth County is
currently ranked eighth in the State.
To date, the total number of positive
COVID-19 cases in Monmouth County since March is 16,811. As of Nov. 16, there
are 241 hospitalized, 29 in intensive care (ICU) and 19 on ventilators in
Monmouth County due to COVID-19.
Monmouth County will offer
free COVD-19 testing for County residents at locations that allow tests to be
administered inside and outside, depending on the weather. The schedule this
week is as follows:
- Tuesday, Nov. 17 in Red Bank
from 4 to 7 p.m., Pilgrim Baptist Church, 172 Shrewsbury Ave.
- Wednesday, Nov. 18 in Asbury
Park from 4 to 7 p.m., Asbury Park Transportation Center, 1 Municipal
Plaza
- Thursday, Nov. 19 in Keansburg
from 9 a.m. to noon, New Point Comfort Firehouse, 192 Carr Ave.
- Saturday, Nov. 21 in Freehold
from 9 a.m. to noon, Freehold Borough Fire Department (Main Building), 49
W. Main St.
Residents should note the
clinic has 150 tests and once those are
administered, the clinic will close for the day.
The Monmouth County Health Department
(MCHD) has administered 4,414 tests, with 134 positive results, as part of the
County’s COVID-19 Free Testing Program, which began
in July. MCHD is conducting contact tracing for all residents who test
positive.
The breakdown of positive
COVID-19 cases by municipality is as follows:
|
16-Nov
|
15-Nov
|
Aberdeen:
|
432
|
424
|
Allenhurst:
|
31
|
31
|
Allentown:
|
22
|
22
|
Asbury Park:
|
440
|
440
|
Atlantic Highlands:
|
77
|
76
|
Avon-by-the-Sea:
|
33
|
33
|
Belmar:
|
97
|
94
|
Bradley Beach:
|
100
|
99
|
Brielle:
|
125
|
124
|
Colts Neck:
|
226
|
222
|
Deal:
|
124
|
124
|
Eatontown:
|
499
|
500
|
Englishtown:
|
76
|
76
|
Fair Haven:
|
91
|
91
|
Farmingdale:
|
24
|
24
|
Freehold Borough:
|
564
|
562
|
Freehold Township:
|
1047
|
1043
|
Hazlet:
|
535
|
529
|
Highlands:
|
72
|
71
|
Holmdel:
|
414
|
411
|
Howell:
|
1308
|
1295
|
Interlaken:
|
20
|
20
|
Keansburg:
|
274
|
273
|
Keyport:
|
169
|
166
|
Lake Como:
|
44
|
43
|
Little Silver:
|
108
|
108
|
Loch Arbour:
|
8
|
8
|
Long Branch:
|
1177
|
1167
|
Manalapan:
|
997
|
991
|
Manasquan:
|
110
|
110
|
Marlboro:
|
931
|
926
|
Matawan:
|
346
|
342
|
Middletown:
|
1364
|
1350
|
Millstone Township:
|
181
|
180
|
Monmouth Beach:
|
56
|
56
|
Neptune City:
|
126
|
126
|
Neptune Township:
|
905
|
898
|
Ocean:
|
806
|
792
|
Oceanport:
|
120
|
116
|
Red Bank:
|
499
|
494
|
Roosevelt:
|
14
|
14
|
Rumson:
|
130
|
124
|
Sea Bright:
|
28
|
28
|
Sea Girt:
|
39
|
39
|
Shrewsbury Borough:
|
109
|
108
|
Shrewsbury Township:
|
23
|
23
|
Spring Lake:
|
57
|
57
|
Spring Lake Heights:
|
84
|
84
|
Tinton Falls:
|
380
|
376
|
Union Beach:
|
95
|
89
|
Upper Freehold:
|
140
|
140
|
Wall:
|
687
|
683
|
West Long Branch:
|
447
|
443
|
Unknown:
|
0
|
0
|
If you would like to read
more Monmouth County news updates and information regarding the COVID-19
situation, go to www.visitmonmouth.com.
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