COVID-19 on the Central Coast
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San Benito County Health and Human Services confirms 6,094 total cases of COVID-19.
- 8 cases remain active
- 6,023 people have recovered
- 63 people have died
- 3% travel-related cases
- 64% person-to-person transmission
- 33% community transmission
San Benito County Health and Human Services says there have been 31,620 negative test results. Positive cases range in age from 15 days to 101 years.
According to a state count, nobody is hospitalized.
San Benito County is in the yellow tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
There have been 16,191 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County, according to the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency, and 47 are active cases. 206 people have died. 15,938 people have recovered from the disease.
- 78.58% person-to-person transmission in household
- 9.90% person-to-person in a healthcare setting
- 7.16% person-to-person in close contact
501 have been hospitalized in total. According to a state count, 4 people are hospitalized and nobody is in the ICU.
Santa Cruz County is in the yellow tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
There have been 43,782 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Monterey County. 419 people have died. 43,758 have been released from isolation.
The Monterey County Health Department says their total includes:
- 1% travel-related cases
- 29% community-acquired
- 70% epidemiologically linked to a confirmed case
According to a state count, 3 people are currently hospitalized and nobody is in the ICU.
Overall, 251,153 tests have been completed in Monterey County, with a positive test rate of 17.43%, according to the county health department.
Monterey County is in the yellow tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
The fires have pushed this into the background. Kind of scary when a pandemic is the least of our problems.