11 NEW COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES REPORTED IN MONROE TOWNSHIP ON FRIDAY

1 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES, 10 COMMUNITY-WIDE

COVID-19 Cases received Friday, May 1:  New positive cases 11

MONROE TOWNSHIP EMS CALLS:  The following is a summary of Monroe Township EMS calls: 

March 1st-7th: 148                              

March 8th-14th: 153
March 15th-21st: 141
March 22nd-29th: 143
March 30th-April 5th: 145
April 6th-12th: 154
April 13th-19th: 123
April 20th-26th: 120
April 27th-May 2nd: 125

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS:  

• 5,713 hospitalizations, a drop of more than 1,000 in a week
• 378 new hospitalization and 525 discharged as of 5/1
• 1,715 individuals in ICU, 1,230 on ventilators
• 234,577 tests performed; positivity rate is 40.9%.
• 505 long-term care facilities reporting COVID-19 cases.
• “We continue to see progress with each reporting drop," Murphy said, adding that South Jersey hospitalization numbers have begun to flatten. “That’s a very good sign.”
• “All of the metrics in our hospitals continue to show positive trends," Murphy said on Saturday. "We need to keep seeing this continue before we start putting New Jersey on the road back.”

ANTIBODY TESTING & COVID-19 TESTING NOW AVAILABLE:  MyInstaDoc Monroe announced the availability of igG Antibody Testing in addition to COVID-19 Swab Testing at the facility located at 298 Applegarth Road.    
           igG Antibody Blood Testing- Antibody testing will be conducted in-office by    appointment.  Please call for an appointment at 609-207-3220.  Currently this test is being offered to health care workers, first responders and public servants who are symptom-free.  To be considered for this testing, a patient must be free from all COVID-19 symptoms for a period of no less than 14 days.  This service is being offered to symptom-free family members of those who were infected with COVID-19 and who have completed their period of quarantine.  This test will assess them for subclinical infection in the past.
         COVID-19 Nasal Swab Testing:  This testing continues to be a drive-up test site, open TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. You must pre-register here to secure a drive-up appointment time. The facility will serve pre-registered COVID-19 testing patients only from 9am – 1pm and drive-up patients from 1pm – 3:30pm.

ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO FEED YOUR FAMILY? 

• Call the Monroe Township Food Pantry, 609-448-7140, Contact: Karen Theer
• Do you need immediate food assistance? View the MCFOODS Directory​. The MCFOODS Directory is a resource tool to direct people to an agency in their area that can provide them with emergency food assistance. For more information, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 732-729-0880.
• Jewish Family Services, 609-395-7979

MENTAL HEALTH HELPLINE: For everyone struggling right now, there are places to turn for help and support:  Mental Health Hotline: 866-202-4357.  You can also text 741741 with the message “NJ” to reach the Crisis Text Line. Emergency Responders can find tips for self-care at 

 https://emergency.cdc.gov/coping/responders.asp ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PLASMA DONOR COLLECTION:  On March 25, the Food and Drug Administration authorized compassionate use of convalescent plasma for patients infected with the coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease.  Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick will now start its own convalescent plasma donor collection program.  Click here for details.  

****Governor Murphy does not typically hold a press briefing on Sunday. The next Monroe News Update will return on Monday. If you have good news or pictures, send to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.