Monmouth County Positive Covid-19 Cases Climb To 2,351

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Sue Kiley have announced the new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County bringing the total to 2,351 overall as of Sunday morning.

Middletown has the most cases for any town with 217, Manalapan has 210 and Howell has 205.

“It is so important to remember that the best defense we have against COVID-19 is social distancing,” Freeholder Director Tom Arnone said. “No matter where you are, you should be practicing social distancing, whether you are at work, a grocery store, getting takeout, outside taking a walk or riding a bike and even in your homes. We need everyone to do their part to help slow the spread.”

The breakdown by municipality is as follows:

• Aberdeen: 65
• Allenhurst: 1
• Allentown: 1
• Asbury Park: 41
• Atlantic Highlands: 10
• Avon-by-the-Sea: 5
• Belmar: 5
• Bradley Beach: 10
• Brielle: 12
• Colts Neck: 31
• Deal: 19
• Eatontown: 67
• Englishtown: 9
• Fair Haven: 14
• Farmingdale: 7
• Freehold Borough: 50
• Freehold Township: 166
• Hazlet: 91
• Highlands: 8
• Holmdel: 78
• Howell: 205
• Keansburg: 35
• Keyport: 21
• Lake Como: 4
• Little Silver: 19
• Loch Arbour: 1
• Long Branch: 104
• Manalapan: 210
• Manasquan: 18
• Marlboro: 193
• Matawan: 47
• Middletown: 217
• Millstone: 28
• Monmouth Beach: 10
• Neptune City: 11
• Neptune Township: 116
• Ocean: 98
• Oceanport: 26
• Red Bank: 42
• Roosevelt: 2
• Rumson: 21
• Sea Bright: 5
• Sea Girt: 8
• Shrewsbury Borough: 19
• Shrewsbury Township: 3
• Spring Lake: 6
• Spring Lake Heights: 9
• Tinton Falls: 39
• Union Beach: 14
• Upper Freehold: 20
• Wall: 84
• West Long Branch: 24
• Unknown: 2

The Monmouth County Donation Site at Thompson Park has closed and is no longer accepting donations.

“We are thankful to the 24 donors who have visited the site and provided much needed supplies which are being distributed to first responders, healthcare workers and other essential workforce employees,” Arnone said. “The Donation Center was operational for 10 days and 2,294 masks, 89,900 gloves, 408 gowns/protective suits along with numerous bottles of hand sanitizer were received. We are extremely grateful to all the donors.”

Anyone who still wishes to donate can contact the County Office of Emergency Management at 732-431-7400.

Here is some other news and notes regarding the Covid-19 pandemic in Monmouth County:

• Jersey Shore Congressman Chris Smith announced that there is more than $4.5 million in emergency funding being awarded to local governments in New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District via the CARES Act which will help areas stabilize and recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
• Monmouth County Freeholders announced an initiative to help out local restaurants stay open longer during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Dr. Ken Sable, M.D., MBA, Regional President, Hackensack Meridian Health, Southern Market, who oversees Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center And Southern Ocean Medical Center, discusses how HMH hospitals are keeping safe and what they need to help patients.
• In the midst of a major shortage of PPE gear for first responders across the Jersey Shore, New Jersey and America, Representative Chris Smith (NJ - 4th District) has secured 41.3 medical grade gloves for first responders on the front lines of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.