For
Immediate Release:
December 5, 2020
Monmouth
County has
341 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, Dec. 5,
there are 341 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are four new
deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in
Monmouth County.
The Freeholders and the Monmouth County Health Department are
urging residents to do their part to slow the spread by practicing social
distancing, wearing a face covering when social distancing is not possible, not
gathering in large crowds, washing their hands and staying home when sick.
Monmouth County will offer free COVID-19 testing for County
residents on Tuesday,
Dec. 8 in Long Branch from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bucky James Community Center, 231
Wilbur Ray Avenue. Residents should note the
clinic has 200 tests and once those are
administered, the clinic will close for the day.
Also on
Tuesday, Dec. 8, Monmouth County will offer free mobile COVID-19 testing
specifically for healthcare workers and first responders in Middletown from 9
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Middletown Fire Department, 336 State Highway 35. There
will be 100 tests available at this site.
Information
about the County’s COVID-19
testing program is available on www.visitmonmouth.com.
Residents are encouraged to fill out the testing
requisition form ahead of testing in order to expedite the process.
The breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases by
municipality is as follows:
| |
5-Dec
|
4-Dec
|
|
Aberdeen:
|
607
|
601
|
|
Allenhurst:
|
35
|
34
|
|
Allentown:
|
37
|
37
|
|
Asbury Park:
|
580
|
573
|
|
Atlantic Highlands:
|
102
|
101
|
|
Avon-by-the-Sea:
|
57
|
55
|
|
Belmar:
|
144
|
142
|
|
Bradley Beach:
|
135
|
134
|
|
Brielle:
|
165
|
157
|
|
Colts Neck:
|
326
|
322
|
|
Deal:
|
143
|
143
|
|
Eatontown:
|
605
|
597
|
|
Englishtown:
|
86
|
83
|
|
Fair Haven:
|
137
|
136
|
|
Farmingdale:
|
37
|
34
|
|
Freehold Borough:
|
701
|
692
|
|
Freehold Township:
|
1311
|
1295
|
|
Hazlet:
|
689
|
680
|
|
Highlands:
|
109
|
104
|
|
Holmdel:
|
570
|
565
|
|
Howell:
|
1699
|
1664
|
|
Interlaken:
|
35
|
33
|
|
Keansburg:
|
361
|
354
|
|
Keyport:
|
227
|
226
|
|
Lake Como:
|
57
|
57
|
|
Little Silver:
|
159
|
151
|
|
Loch Arbour:
|
10
|
10
|
|
Long Branch:
|
1500
|
1485
|
|
Manalapan:
|
1260
|
1247
|
|
Manasquan:
|
142
|
139
|
|
Marlboro:
|
1251
|
1238
|
|
Matawan:
|
443
|
437
|
|
Middletown:
|
1992
|
1961
|
|
Millstone Township:
|
254
|
249
|
|
Monmouth Beach:
|
82
|
80
|
|
Neptune City:
|
172
|
170
|
|
Neptune Township:
|
1136
|
1127
|
|
Ocean:
|
1038
|
1025
|
|
Oceanport:
|
191
|
187
|
|
Red Bank:
|
733
|
715
|
|
Roosevelt:
|
18
|
18
|
|
Rumson:
|
185
|
182
|
|
Sea Bright:
|
54
|
54
|
|
Sea Girt:
|
68
|
68
|
|
Shrewsbury Borough:
|
179
|
175
|
|
Shrewsbury Township:
|
34
|
34
|
|
Spring Lake:
|
72
|
69
|
|
Spring Lake Heights:
|
124
|
123
|
|
Tinton Falls:
|
534
|
529
|
|
Union Beach:
|
147
|
146
|
|
Upper Freehold:
|
206
|
197
|
|
Wall:
|
873
|
866
|
|
West Long Branch:
|
529
|
527
|
|
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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