COVID-19 on the Central Coast
San Benito County Health and Human Services confirms 1,784 total cases of COVID-19.
- 117 cases remain active
- 1,651 people have recovered
- 16 people have died
- 52 travel-related cases
- 1,062 person-to-person transmission
- 540 community transmission
- 130 under investigation
San Benito County Health and Human Services says 17,435 people have tested negative. Positive cases range in age from 29 days to 101 years.
According to a state count, three people are 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 business operations are closed. Its adjusted case rate is at 22.8, and it needs to be at 7 or below to move up. It also has a 6.5% positivity rate, and that needs to be at 8% or below to move up.
There have been 4,198 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, according to the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, and 957 are active cases. 28 people have died. 3,213 people have recovered from the disease. A total of 72,096 people have tested negative.
- 73.01% person-to-person transmission
- 8.95% community transmission
- 7.74% travel-related
217 have been hospitalized in total. According to a state count, 33 people are currently hospitalized, and 9 people are in the ICU.
Santa Cruz County is in the purple tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, meaning many non-essential indoor business operations are closed. Its adjusted case rate is at 11.3, and it needs to be at 7 or below to move up. It also has a 4.7% positivity rate, and that needs to be at 8% or below to move up.
There have been 14,639 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Monterey County. 116 people have died. About 11,000 have recovered.
The Monterey County Health Department says their total includes:
- 1% travel-related cases
- 44% community-acquired
- 56% epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case
791 people have been hospitalized in total. According to a state count, 64 people are currently hospitalized and 13 are in the ICU.
Overall, 130,626 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 business operations are closed. Its adjusted case rate is at 18.7, and it needs to be at 7 or below to move up. It also has a 7.8% 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.