For Immediate
Release:
March 8, 2021
Monmouth
County has 187 additional positive cases
of COVID-19
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth
County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy
Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that today, March 8, there are 187 new
positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There is one new death being
reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
The County Commissioners 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.
In comparison to the number of new
positive cases in all 21 counties in New Jersey, Monmouth County is currently
ranked fourth in the
State.
To date, the total number of
positive COVID-19 cases in Monmouth County since March is 53,569. As of March 8,
there are 231 hospitalized, 40 in intensive care (ICU) and 24 on ventilators in
Monmouth County due to COVID-19.
Monmouth County will offer free
COVID-19 testing for County residents at locations that allow tests to be
administered inside and outside, depending on the weather. The schedule for
this week is as follows:
- Tuesday, March
9 in Long Branch from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Bucky James Community Center, 231
Wilbur Ray Ave.
- Wednesday, March
10 in Asbury Park from 9 a.m. to noon at the Asbury Park Transportation
Center, 1 Municipal Plaza
- Saturday, March
13 in Neptune from 9 a.m. to noon at the Neptune Senior Center, 1607 State
Rt. 33
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.
As of March 1, MCHD has administered 9,788 tests, with 770 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.
Residents with general
questions or concerns about the COVID-19 are able to contact the MCHD phone
bank by calling 732-845-2070 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 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. Please do
not go to a vaccination clinic without a confirmed appointment. There are no
extra vaccines available at the clinics.
The breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases by
municipality is as follows:
| |
8-Mar
|
7-Mar
|
|
Aberdeen:
|
1498
|
1490
|
|
Allenhurst:
|
59
|
59
|
|
Allentown:
|
98
|
98
|
|
Asbury Park:
|
1389
|
1380
|
|
Atlantic Highlands:
|
257
|
257
|
|
Avon-by-the-Sea:
|
164
|
164
|
|
Belmar:
|
438
|
435
|
|
Bradley Beach:
|
296
|
295
|
|
Brielle:
|
474
|
472
|
|
Colts Neck:
|
817
|
815
|
|
Deal:
|
246
|
244
|
|
Eatontown:
|
1340
|
1336
|
|
Englishtown:
|
186
|
186
|
|
Fair Haven:
|
365
|
364
|
|
Farmingdale:
|
120
|
120
|
|
Freehold Borough:
|
1340
|
1341
|
|
Freehold Township:
|
2888
|
2881
|
|
Hazlet:
|
1614
|
1603
|
|
Highlands:
|
309
|
308
|
|
Holmdel:
|
1280
|
1276
|
|
Howell:
|
4239
|
4226
|
|
Interlaken:
|
66
|
66
|
|
Keansburg:
|
936
|
929
|
|
Keyport:
|
571
|
566
|
|
Lake Como:
|
128
|
128
|
|
Little Silver:
|
484
|
482
|
|
Loch Arbour:
|
22
|
22
|
|
Long Branch:
|
3579
|
3573
|
|
Manalapan:
|
3262
|
3255
|
|
Manasquan:
|
448
|
444
|
|
Marlboro:
|
2816
|
2811
|
|
Matawan:
|
894
|
890
|
|
Middletown:
|
4944
|
4930
|
|
Millstone Township:
|
723
|
719
|
|
Monmouth Beach:
|
272
|
272
|
|
Neptune City:
|
417
|
416
|
|
Neptune Township:
|
2776
|
2768
|
|
Ocean:
|
2490
|
2483
|
|
Oceanport:
|
526
|
522
|
|
Red Bank:
|
1475
|
1469
|
|
Roosevelt:
|
47
|
47
|
|
Rumson:
|
543
|
538
|
|
Sea Bright:
|
123
|
122
|
|
Sea Girt:
|
147
|
147
|
|
Shrewsbury Borough:
|
465
|
464
|
|
Shrewsbury Township:
|
92
|
90
|
|
Spring Lake:
|
196
|
196
|
|
Spring Lake Heights:
|
335
|
334
|
|
Tinton Falls:
|
1424
|
1414
|
|
Union Beach:
|
446
|
443
|
|
Upper Freehold:
|
455
|
451
|
|
Wall:
|
2104
|
2098
|
|
West Long Branch:
|
946
|
945
|
|
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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