There were 226 new coronaviruses reported in Monterey County yesterday, bringing the cume total to 15,991. There were eight new hospitalizations and two new deaths. Health officials are becoming alarmed as U.S. hospital beds with COVID-19 patients soared past 100,000. Across the country, there were 234,800 new cases, bringing the total to 14.331 million. Deaths rose by 2,838 to 277,600. In California, there were 22,036 new cases which brings the cume total to more than 1.3 million, while deaths rose by 46 to 19,625. Please stay at home if possible!