For
Immediate Release:
December 16, 2020
Monmouth
County has
484 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. 16,
there are 484 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are seven new deaths being reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
As the number of cases continues to rise, the Freeholders and
the Monmouth County Health Department (MCHD) are strongly 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
Saturday, Dec. 19 in Long Branch from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bucky James
Community Center, 231 Wilbur Ray Ave. Residents
should note the clinic has 200 tests and once those are administered, the clinic will close for the day.
The free mobile COVID-19 testing
for healthcare workers and first responders scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17 in
Ocean Township has been canceled due to
inclement weather.
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.
Residents with general questions or concerns about the COVID-19 are able
to contact the MCHD phone bank by calling 732-845-2070 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
When the phone bank is not operational, please visit the MCHD website
at www.visitmonmouth.com/health
for general information related to COVID-19. Residents can also visit
the NJ 211 website for additional information at www.nj211.org/coronavirus-covid-19
or by dialing 2-1-1.
For information on the COVID-19 vaccine, please visit the County’s COVID-19
vaccination webpage located at www.visitmonmouth.com/health.
The breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases by
municipality is as follows:
| |
16-Dec
|
15-Dec
|
|
Aberdeen:
|
743
|
727
|
|
Allenhurst:
|
39
|
37
|
|
Allentown:
|
45
|
44
|
|
Asbury Park:
|
698
|
686
|
|
Atlantic Highlands:
|
117
|
115
|
|
Avon-by-the-Sea:
|
73
|
71
|
|
Belmar:
|
182
|
179
|
|
Bradley Beach:
|
150
|
150
|
|
Brielle:
|
199
|
195
|
|
Colts Neck:
|
387
|
374
|
|
Deal:
|
155
|
155
|
|
Eatontown:
|
713
|
706
|
|
Englishtown:
|
100
|
101
|
|
Fair Haven:
|
165
|
160
|
|
Farmingdale:
|
49
|
49
|
|
Freehold Borough:
|
812
|
798
|
|
Freehold Township:
|
1512
|
1491
|
|
Hazlet:
|
792
|
785
|
|
Highlands:
|
134
|
132
|
|
Holmdel:
|
646
|
638
|
|
Howell:
|
2076
|
2028
|
|
Interlaken:
|
42
|
42
|
|
Keansburg:
|
440
|
433
|
|
Keyport:
|
266
|
258
|
|
Lake Como:
|
65
|
63
|
|
Little Silver:
|
181
|
180
|
|
Loch Arbour:
|
11
|
11
|
|
Long Branch:
|
1786
|
1759
|
|
Manalapan:
|
1451
|
1424
|
|
Manasquan:
|
167
|
164
|
|
Marlboro:
|
1442
|
1418
|
|
Matawan:
|
524
|
509
|
|
Middletown:
|
2387
|
2337
|
|
Millstone Township:
|
302
|
292
|
|
Monmouth Beach:
|
101
|
91
|
|
Neptune City:
|
199
|
196
|
|
Neptune Township:
|
1324
|
1307
|
|
Ocean:
|
1251
|
1231
|
|
Oceanport:
|
232
|
223
|
|
Red Bank:
|
889
|
873
|
|
Roosevelt:
|
21
|
21
|
|
Rumson:
|
227
|
220
|
|
Sea Bright:
|
61
|
60
|
|
Sea Girt:
|
81
|
81
|
|
Shrewsbury Borough:
|
221
|
217
|
|
Shrewsbury Township:
|
43
|
43
|
|
Spring Lake:
|
87
|
84
|
|
Spring Lake Heights:
|
147
|
144
|
|
Tinton Falls:
|
657
|
640
|
|
Union Beach:
|
183
|
179
|
|
Upper Freehold:
|
243
|
240
|
|
Wall:
|
1037
|
1020
|
|
West Long Branch:
|
572
|
562
|
|
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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