Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Monterey County now at 6,964 with 51 deaths

Updated numbers from the Monterey County Health Department on Friday, August 21 report that confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the County are now at 6,964 people, while 63,989 people have been tested in the County. 1,830 of the cases are out of South Monterey County which include 475 in King City, 529 in Greenfield, 541 in Soledad, 192 in Gonzales, 19 in San Ardo, 53 in Chualar, while 21 cases are from other cities or towns in South Monterey County. In addition, 2,245 are from person to person transmissions, 1,966 have come from community transmissions, 428 people have been hospitalized, 51 people have died, 4,351 people have recovered, 1,937 are under investigation and 1,531 people who work in Agriculture have come down with COVID-19.