FOUR NEW POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES IN MONROE TOWNSHIP AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND STATISTICS OVERVIEW
LATEST STATE/COUNTY UPDATES:
US: Cases confirmed 716,995; Recovered 59,749; Deaths 33,082
State:New positive cases 3,026; Total cases statewide 81,420; Total Deaths 4,070
Middlesex County (from Governor’s Daily Report):
New positive cases 316; Total cases countywide 7,624; Total Deaths 313.
Monroe Twp. information received for April 17:
New positive cases 4; Total municipal cases 291
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SHOULD I BE TESTED:Follow this link to find the self-assessment tool to tell you if you should be tested for the virus. https://self.covid19.nj.gov/
WHERE CAN I GET TESTED:Follow this link to locate a county or community-based testing center and learn how to register for a test. https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj-information/general-public/where-and-how-do-i-get-tested-for-covid-19-in-new-jersey-who-should-get-testing. The closest testing center is located at MyInstaDoc, 298 Applegarth Road, Monroe Township; call 609-207-3220 or visit www.myinstadocmonroe.com to pre-register for a test.
STATE AND NJDOH INFORMATION:
- Visit www.covid19.nj.gov/help to help give back to your community. You will be matched with opportunities near you.
- Visit www.covid19.nj.gov/volunteer to register as a medical volunteer. Seeking respiratory therapists, physicians, nurses, and paramedics.
- 7,718 people are hospitalized with the virus or suspicion of it. Of those, 2,024 are in critical care and 1,641 on ventilators.814 individuals were discharged from the hospital.
- A total of 90 patients are being cared for at field medical stations throughout the state.
- Statewide: 147,850 tests performed, positivity rate is 45.14% New Jerseyans
- Governor Murphy:“If you think this is ‘just the flu’-you are 100% wrong.In just six weeks, we’ve lost 4,070 New Jerseyans to COVID-19. That’s more than CDC statistics show we’ve lost over the past three entire flu seasons combined.”
RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICE & GROCERY DIRECTORY: CURBSIDE PICK-UP AVAILABLE AT SELECT LOCATIONS– Please inquire when placing your order. To update your information, please contact Eileen Biennas at
FEELING ANXIOUS AND STRESSED? MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE: To help New Jerseyans in managing stressors during this time, the NJ Department of Human Services launched the NJ Mental Health Cares hotline at 866-202-HELP.
OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN ACTION This week our first responders have been hard at work for the community. Pic 1,2 EMS decontamination of the ambulance after a hospital run. Pic 3,4 Police pickup of PPE and supplies from Middlesex County OEM for distribution at our Long Term Care facilities.
