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Friday, April 10 Update 23 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN MONROE TOWNSHIP

LATEST STATE/COUNTY UPDATES:  

US: Cases confirmed 477,161; Recovered 26,541; Deaths 17,842

State:New positive cases 3,627; Total cases statewide 54,588; Total Deaths 1,932. 

Middlesex County (from Governor’s Daily Report):

New positive cases 432; Total cases countywide 5,060; Total Deaths 168. 

**Please Note: Middlesex County Board of Health (MCBOH) serves as the Monroe Township Health Department. Accordingly, when MCBOH reports additional statistics for Monroe Township, including deaths, the OEM will report in our daily update.  

Monroe Twp information received April 10, 7:30pm:

New positive cases 23; Total municipal cases 236

30, male

73, male

67, male

48, male

54, female

93, male

38, female

69, female

85, female

95, male

77, male

76, female

82, female

91, male

50, female

51, female

92, male

68, male

58, female

47, female

87, male

75, female

59, male

    

LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES CONCERNS: The Office of Emergency Management is monitoring the conditions at the state-licensed, long-term care facilities in the township. Mayor Tamburro has written to State Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli expressing his concern over the spread of the virus in the facilities and asked for their support and intervention to keep the residents and staff safe.  “I continue to be concerned that our most vulnerable residents are protected and that their families are informed daily,” said Mayor Tamburro. “We remain in constant contact with the county health department staff, who has visited several facilities to insure they are following proper safety protocols.” 

Earlier today, Commissioner Persichilli announced that 71 of the new deaths announced this morning were in long-term care facilities and that there is at least one positive case in 285 different long-term care facilities in NJ.  

The OEM continues to work with each of the long-term care facilities to insure they have the critical personal protective equipment (PPE) they need for their patients and staff. To date, Monroe OEM and Middlesex County has delivered almost 13,000 pieces of equipment to these sites. 

Monroe Township Statistics: The following is a summary of the Monroe Township COVID-19 case data received from Middlesex County from March 14 to April 9. (Recovery data is not available at this time.) 

TOTAL CASES: 213 as of April 9

MEN: 96 (44%) with an average age of 61 years old 

WOMEN: 117 (55%) with an average age of 55 years old  

MyInstaDoc Testing Statistics:As of April 9, at the Monroe Township testing site, located at 298 Applegarth Road, they have tested 1,182 patients and 33% of the tests have come back positive. If you need a test, please visit their website at www.myinstadocmonroe.com. 

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS:  

  • As of 10pm, April 9, there currently are 7,570 hospitalizations, including COVID-19 positive patients and persons under investigation
  • 1,679 individuals are in critical care and 1,663 individuals are on ventilators
  • 682 discharged from hospital and returned home

EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM GOVERNOR MURPHY REGARDING FACE COVERING:  

Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 122 that requires workers and visitors in retail establishments to wear cloth face coverings while on the premises of any retail establishment. This order goes into effect at 8pm tonight. 

The executive order mandates:

  1. If a visitor refuses to wear a cloth face covering and
  2. If such covering cannot be provided by the business,
  3. Then businesses must decline entry to the individual. 

Monroe Township OEM has issued over 2,000 pieces of PPE to the Monroe Stop and Shop.  Please do your part to flatten the curve by following this directive. 

MIDDLESEX COUNTY OPENS SECOND COVID-19 DRIVE-THRU TESTING SITE:  South Brunswick Site Open to Middlesex County residents by appointment.  The site opened April 10 at New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Inspection Station, 2236 Route 130 North, Dayton. The test site will be open from 10 am to 2 pm on Monday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 15.  Appointments will only be made beginning 10 am the day prior to a testing day.  Visit www.Middlesexcountynj.gov/COVID19testing to register and receive a time to report to the testing site.