COVID-19 on the Central Coast
San Benito County Health and Human Services confirms 1,340 total cases of COVID-19.
- 52 cases remain active
- 1,277 people have recovered
- 11 people have died
- 34 travel-related cases
- 814 person-to-person transmission
- 429 community transmission
- 63 under investigation
San Benito County Health and Human Services says 12,973 people have tested negative. Positive cases range in age from 2 months to 101 years.
According to a state count, two people are currently hospitalized and one is in the ICU.
San Benito County is in the purple tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, meaning many non-essential indoor businesses operations are closed. Its adjusted case rate at 4.9, and it needs to be at 7 or below to move up. It also has a 4.5% positivity rate, and that needs to be at 8% or below to move up.
There have been 2,358 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, according to the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency. 9 people have died. 2,037 people have recovered from the disease. A total of 46,691 people have tested negative.
- 65.29% person-to-person transmission
- 13.89% community transmission
- 9.85% travel-related
152 have been hospitalized in total. According to a state count, 18 people are currently hospitalized and three are in the ICU.
Santa Cruz County is in the red tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, meaning many non-essential indoor businesses operations are closed. Its adjusted case rate is at 6.6, and it needs to be below 4 to move up. It also has a 3.9% positivity rate, and that needs to be below 5% to move up. The county needs to meet the criteria for three weeks before moving to the red tier.
There have been 9,884 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Monterey County. 71 people have died. 7,122 have recovered.
The Monterey County Health Department says their total includes:
- 1% travel-related cases
- 46% community-acquired
- 53% epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case
575 people have been hospitalized in total. According to a state count, 27 people are currently hospitalized and 11 are in the ICU.
Overall, 89,845 tests have been completed in Monterey County, with a positive test rate of 11.00%, according to the county health department.
Monterey County is in the purple tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, meaning many non-essential indoor businesses operations are closed. Its adjusted case rate is at 9.0, and it needs to be at 7 or below to move up. It also has an 5.0% positivity rate, and that needs to be at 8% or below to move up.
The fires have pushed this into the background. Kind of scary when a pandemic is the least of our problems.