For
Immediate Release:
January 11, 2021
Monmouth
County has
451 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,
Jan. 11, there are 451 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County. There are seven 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.
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 36,879. As of Jan. 11,
there are 464 hospitalized, 73 in intensive care (ICU) and 57 on ventilators in Monmouth County due to COVID-19.
Monmouth
County will offer free COVD-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:
- Wednesday, Jan. 13 in Freehold from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Freehold Borough Fire Department (Main Building), 49 W. Main St.
- Friday, Jan. 15 in Asbury Park from 9 a.m. to noon. at the Asbury Park Transportation Center, 1 Municipal Plaza
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.
MCHD has
administered 8,350 tests, with 583
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.
The breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases by
municipality is as follows:
| |
11-Jan
|
10-Jan
|
|
Aberdeen:
|
1010
|
1001
|
|
Allenhurst:
|
49
|
48
|
|
Allentown:
|
68
|
68
|
|
Asbury Park:
|
916
|
912
|
|
Atlantic Highlands:
|
163
|
161
|
|
Avon-by-the-Sea:
|
112
|
110
|
|
Belmar:
|
266
|
263
|
|
Bradley Beach:
|
214
|
212
|
|
Brielle:
|
304
|
300
|
|
Colts Neck:
|
553
|
542
|
|
Deal:
|
189
|
188
|
|
Eatontown:
|
965
|
953
|
|
Englishtown:
|
134
|
133
|
|
Fair Haven:
|
237
|
234
|
|
Farmingdale:
|
76
|
74
|
|
Freehold Borough:
|
1069
|
1054
|
|
Freehold Township:
|
2080
|
2051
|
|
Hazlet:
|
1097
|
1082
|
|
Highlands:
|
193
|
189
|
|
Holmdel:
|
875
|
863
|
|
Howell:
|
2905
|
2876
|
|
Interlaken:
|
50
|
49
|
|
Keansburg:
|
637
|
628
|
|
Keyport:
|
382
|
376
|
|
Lake Como:
|
91
|
89
|
|
Little Silver:
|
273
|
268
|
|
Loch Arbour:
|
13
|
13
|
|
Long Branch:
|
2523
|
2481
|
|
Manalapan:
|
2170
|
2149
|
|
Manasquan:
|
273
|
267
|
|
Marlboro:
|
1922
|
1905
|
|
Matawan:
|
656
|
651
|
|
Middletown:
|
3329
|
3283
|
|
Millstone Township:
|
490
|
481
|
|
Monmouth Beach:
|
161
|
158
|
|
Neptune City:
|
269
|
264
|
|
Neptune Township:
|
1921
|
1892
|
|
Ocean:
|
1730
|
1716
|
|
Oceanport:
|
308
|
303
|
|
Red Bank:
|
1132
|
1123
|
|
Roosevelt:
|
32
|
31
|
|
Rumson:
|
316
|
312
|
|
Sea Bright:
|
85
|
84
|
|
Sea Girt:
|
116
|
115
|
|
Shrewsbury Borough:
|
320
|
313
|
|
Shrewsbury Township:
|
65
|
65
|
|
Spring Lake:
|
135
|
129
|
|
Spring Lake Heights:
|
233
|
232
|
|
Tinton Falls:
|
959
|
948
|
|
Union Beach:
|
271
|
269
|
|
Upper Freehold:
|
336
|
334
|
|
Wall:
|
1515
|
1495
|
|
West Long Branch:
|
691
|
684
|
|
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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