Monmouth County Positive Covid-19 Cases Total 5,875

Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone and Freeholder Deputy Director Sue Kiley have announced 77 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Monmouth County bringing the total to 5,875 overall as of Tuesday afternoon.

The Freeholders report that Monmouth County leads the state in having the longest period of time for cases to double, which has risen to 30 days.

Freehold Township has the most cases for a town in Monmouth County with 518, Howell has 481 and Middletown has 419.

Here are the cases by town in Monmouth County according to the Freeholders and MCHD:

• Aberdeen: 180
• Allenhurst: 2
• Allentown: 6
• Asbury Park: 127
• Atlantic Highlands: 21
• Avon-by-the-Sea: 10
• Belmar: 14
• Bradley Beach: 29
• Brielle: 23
• Colts Neck: 60
• Deal: 23
• Eatontown: 178
• Englishtown: 29
• Fair Haven: 21
• Farmingdale: 13
• Freehold Borough: 277
• Freehold Township: 518
• Hazlet: 239
• Highlands: 22
• Holmdel: 182
• Howell: 481
• Interlaken: 1
• Keansburg: 107
• Keyport: 68
• Lake Como: 14
• Little Silver: 34
• Loch Arbour: 1
• Long Branch: 356
• Manalapan: 402
• Manasquan: 28
• Marlboro: 376
• Matawan: 139
• Middletown: 419
• Millstone: 68
• Monmouth Beach: 17
• Neptune City: 39
• Neptune Township: 326
• Ocean: 220
• Oceanport: 51
• Red Bank: 134
• Roosevelt: 4
• Rumson: 30
• Sea Bright: 9
• Sea Girt: 11
• Shrewsbury Borough: 41
• Shrewsbury Township: 7
• Spring Lake: 12
• Spring Lake Heights: 16
• Tinton Falls: 146
• Union Beach: 37
• Upper Freehold: 38
• Wall: 210
• West Long Branch: 57
• Unknown: 2 

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

• The owner of the Marlboro Diner on Route 9 in Monmouth County is going above and beyond for her community by remaining open for take-out services during the pandemic as well as personally delivering meals to the elderly and providing free meals to first responders.

• 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, Congressman 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.