Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Monterey County now at 7,980 with 58 deaths

Updated numbers from the Monterey County Health Department on Monday, August 31 report that confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the County are now at 7,980 people, while 71,744 people have been tested in the County. 2,140 of the cases are out of South Monterey County which include 530 in King City, 627 in Greenfield, 638 in Soledad, 222 in Gonzales, 38 in San Ardo, 62 in Chualar, 14 in San Lucas while 9 cases are from other cities or towns in South Monterey County. In addition, 2,594 are from person to person transmissions, 2,231 have come from community transmissions, 478 people have been hospitalized, 58 people have died, 5,059 people have recovered, 2,146 are under investigation and 1,766 people who work in Agriculture have come down with COVID-19.