County of Monmouth

For Immediate Release:
April 27, 2021

Monmouth County has 92 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, April 27, there are 92 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are two new deaths 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.

Monmouth County will offer free COVID-19 testing for County residents on Tuesday, April 27 in Long Branch from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Bucky James Community Center located at 231 Wilbur Ray Ave. Residents should note the clinic has 200 tests and once those are administered, the clinic will close for the day.

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 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:

 

     27-Apr

26-Apr

Aberdeen:

1856

1854

Allenhurst:

70

70

Allentown:

132

131

Asbury Park:

1678

1676

Atlantic Highlands:

338

338

Avon-by-the-Sea:

192

192

Belmar:

540

540

Bradley Beach:

360

359

Brielle:

565

565

Colts Neck:

992

993

Deal:

267

267

Eatontown:

1649

1648

Englishtown:

227

227

Fair Haven:

491

491

Farmingdale:

160

160

Freehold Borough:

1598

1596

Freehold Township:

3565

3561

Hazlet:

2056

2053

Highlands:

360

359

Holmdel:

1594

1592

Howell:

5443

5430

Interlaken:

81

81

Keansburg:

1195

1193

Keyport:

680

680

Lake Como:

172

172

Little Silver:

598

598

Loch Arbour:

24

24

Long Branch:

4217

4214

Manalapan:

3996

3987

Manasquan:

574

572

Marlboro:

3474

3470

Matawan:

1089

1087

Middletown:

6297

6284

Millstone Township:

920

915

Monmouth Beach:

334

333

Neptune City:

507

507

Neptune Township:

3354

3349

Ocean:

3108

3106

Oceanport:

635

635

Red Bank:

1702

1700

Roosevelt:

54

54

Rumson:

667

665

Sea Bright:

140

140

Sea Girt:

163

163

Shrewsbury Borough:

514

514

Shrewsbury Township:

111

111

Spring Lake:

242

242

Spring Lake Heights:

386

385

Tinton Falls:

1769

1768

Union Beach:

601

600

Upper Freehold:

544

542

Wall:

2604

2600

West Long Branch:

1138

1137

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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