7 NEW COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES REPORTED ON FRIDAY
6 in Long Term Care Facilities and 1 Community-Wide
GOVERNOR MURPHY REPORTS: SLOWER RATES OF SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE
|
Known Cases |
New Cases |
Deaths |
United States |
1,324,685 |
|
78,533 |
New Jersey |
137,085 |
1,759 |
9,116 |
Middlesex County |
13,759 |
142 |
759 |
Monroe Township |
585 |
7 |
67 Total** 51 Long Term Care Facilities 16 Community-Wide |
COVID-19 Cases received Friday, May 8: 7 New Positive Cases
76, male |
69, male |
81, female |
65, male |
72, female |
106, female |
92, female |
MyInstaDoc TESTING STATISTICS: The following is a summary of the local testing at InstaDocMonroe, 298 Applegarth Road, Monroe Twp. If you want to be tested, please visit their website to schedule an appointment www.myinstadocmonroe.com. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE SYMPTOMATIC TO BE TESTED.
TOTAL TESTED AS OF 5/8: 2,222
TOTAL POSITIVITY RATE: 29%
STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS:
- As of 10 p.m. last night:4,628 residents hospitalized for COVID-19.New hospitalizations 364 with 422 discharged from the hospital. More are leaving hospitals than entering.
- 1,416 patients in either critical or intensive care.1,054 ventilators currently in use.
- Up-to-date statistics can be found on the state dashboard: https://covid19.nj.gov/#live-updates
- Murphy, “We continue to see SLOWER rates of spread across the state-a very positive sign. The daily positivity rate has been coming down-steadily-over the past several weeks.”
*****Gov. Murphy doesn’t hold a press conference on Sunday. Monroe News will return on Monday.