ALL 3 OF OUR LOCAL COUNTIES (MONTEREY, SANTA CRUZ, AND SAN BENITO) NOW QUALIFY TO BE ON THE STATE’S COVID-19-RELATED WATCH LIST. IN MONTEREY COUNTY 221 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED AND 19 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, WHILE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 59 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED AND 3 PEOPLE HAVE DIED. OF THE 772 CONFIRMED CASES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, 321 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED SO FAR. IN SAN BENITO COUNTY 58 CASES REMAIN ACTIVE AND 2 PEOPLE HAVE DIED.
