For
Immediate Release:
October 26, 2020
Monmouth
County has
62 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, Oct. 26,
there are 62 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are no new deaths being
reported today related to COVID-19 in Monmouth County.
To date, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in Monmouth County
since March is 13,747. As of Oct. 26, there are 96 hospitalized, 19 in
intensive care (ICU) and 10 on a ventilator in
Monmouth County due to COVID-19.
Monmouth County will offer free COVID-19 testing for County
residents this week at locations that allow tests to be administered inside and
outside, depending on the weather. The schedule this week is as follows:
- Tuesday, Oct. 27 in Keansburg from 4
to 7 p.m., New Point Comfort Firehouse, 192 Carr Ave.
- Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Freehold from
9 a.m. to noon, Freehold Borough Fire Department (Main Building), 49 W
Main Street
- Thursday, Oct. 29 in Neptune
from 4 to 7 p.m., Neptune Senior
Center, 1607 Highway 33
- Saturday, Oct. 31 in Long
Branch from 9 a.m. to noon, Bucky James
Community Center 231 Wilbur Ray Ave.
Residents
should note the clinic has 100 tests and once those are administered, the clinic will close for the day.
The Monmouth County Health Department
(MCHD) has administered 3,578 tests, with 84 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:
| |
26-Oct
|
25-Oct
|
|
Aberdeen:
|
320
|
318
|
|
Allenhurst:
|
28
|
28
|
|
Allentown:
|
17
|
17
|
|
Asbury Park:
|
399
|
396
|
|
Atlantic Highlands:
|
58
|
58
|
|
Avon-by-the-Sea:
|
29
|
29
|
|
Belmar:
|
74
|
74
|
|
Bradley Beach:
|
87
|
86
|
|
Brielle:
|
94
|
93
|
|
Colts Neck:
|
162
|
161
|
|
Deal:
|
109
|
108
|
|
Eatontown:
|
415
|
413
|
|
Englishtown:
|
68
|
68
|
|
Fair Haven:
|
68
|
68
|
|
Farmingdale:
|
20
|
20
|
|
Freehold Borough:
|
509
|
508
|
|
Freehold Township:
|
915
|
910
|
|
Hazlet:
|
454
|
453
|
|
Highlands:
|
53
|
53
|
|
Holmdel:
|
357
|
356
|
|
Howell:
|
1038
|
1033
|
|
Interlaken:
|
15
|
15
|
|
Keansburg:
|
229
|
228
|
|
Keyport:
|
135
|
134
|
|
Lake Como:
|
37
|
36
|
|
Little Silver:
|
81
|
80
|
|
Loch Arbour:
|
6
|
6
|
|
Long Branch:
|
952
|
947
|
|
Manalapan:
|
809
|
805
|
|
Manasquan:
|
95
|
94
|
|
Marlboro:
|
760
|
754
|
|
Matawan:
|
271
|
269
|
|
Middletown:
|
1107
|
1103
|
|
Millstone Township:
|
148
|
147
|
|
Monmouth Beach:
|
46
|
45
|
|
Neptune City:
|
103
|
103
|
|
Neptune Township:
|
788
|
786
|
|
Ocean:
|
648
|
639
|
|
Oceanport:
|
98
|
98
|
|
Red Bank:
|
380
|
380
|
|
Roosevelt:
|
13
|
13
|
|
Rumson:
|
101
|
100
|
|
Sea Bright:
|
25
|
25
|
|
Sea Girt:
|
34
|
34
|
|
Shrewsbury Borough:
|
94
|
93
|
|
Shrewsbury Township:
|
21
|
21
|
|
Spring Lake:
|
47
|
47
|
|
Spring Lake Heights:
|
65
|
65
|
|
Tinton Falls:
|
318
|
316
|
|
Union Beach:
|
58
|
58
|
|
Upper Freehold:
|
102
|
100
|
|
Wall:
|
593
|
592
|
|
West Long Branch:
|
341
|
340
|
|
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.
# # #