There were a hefty 537 cases of coronavirus reported yesterday in Monterey County, bringing the total up to 27,289. There were 12 new hospitalizations, and local hospitals are being overwhelmed. The number of COVID-19 cases in the four Monterey County hospitals has grown from 12 on December 13 to 191 today, with the number of ICU patients growing from 13 to 36 during the same time frame. There are only 14 ICU beds available in the four hospitals. Nationwide, there were over 200K cases, bringing the total to 19.590 million, with deaths rising by 4,110 to 340,353. In California, there were 31,454 new cases, bringing the total up to 2.242 million, while deaths rose by 419 to 24,963. Please stay home as much as possible, this coronavirus is spreading fast.
