Monmouth Co. Weekly COVID-19 Cases Up 4 Percent: See Town Updates

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Monmouth County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town totals below).

Monmouth County reported a total of 47,849 new cases on Saturday, an increase of 2,129 cases, or 4 percent, over the previous week.

The rise is reflected in the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released Thursday, says Monmouth County is now in the "red" zone for coronavirus cases.

The "red zone" means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, is "very high" currently in 14 counties. That means they exceed 25 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day average. The "orange" zone means they have a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people.

The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level is either "moderate," or "yellow," or "high," or "orange," in all New Jersey counties.

If the overall activity is at a "high" level, state officials said, school districts in those counties may have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.

The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because:

• The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.
• The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.
• The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01.

Monmouth County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town:

• Aberdeen: 1317
• Allenhurst: 56
• Allentown: 90
• Asbury Park: 1214
• Atlantic Highlands: 235
• Avon-by-the-Sea: 149
• Belmar: 390
• Bradley Beach: 274
• Brielle: 434
• Colts Neck: 739
• Deal: 226
• Eatontown: 1219
• Englishtown: 163
• Fair Haven: 321
• Farmingdale: 105
• Freehold Borough: 1247
• Freehold Township: 2652
• Hazlet: 1382
• Highlands: 257
• Holmdel: 1137
• Howell: 3790
• Interlaken: 55
• Keansburg: 825
• Keyport: 502
• Lake Como: 114
• Little Silver: 428
• Loch Arbour: 15
• Long Branch: 3223
• Manalapan: 2928
• Manasquan: 396
• Marlboro: 2516
• Matawan: 809
• Middletown: 4354
• Millstone Township: 656
• Monmouth Beach: 236
• Neptune City: 366
• Neptune Township: 2472
• Ocean: 2212
• Oceanport: 438
• Red Bank: 1387
• Roosevelt: 46
• Rumson: 463
• Sea Bright: 106
• Sea Girt: 139
• Shrewsbury Borough: 422
• Shrewsbury Township: 76
• Spring Lake: 182
• Spring Lake Heights: 312
• Tinton Falls: 1286
• Union Beach: 373
• Upper Freehold: 409
• Wall: 1909
• West Long Branch: 854