FIVE NEW COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES REPORTED OVER FOUR-DAY PERIOD – JULY 20 – 23: TWO COMMUNITY-WIDE AND THREE IN LONG-TERM CARE

PLEASE NOTE: Cases are reported as soon as the information is made available to the Township. 

The two additional deaths reported today were from May 20. 

New COVID-19 Cases from July 20 – 23:  52M, 65M, 79F, 90F, 94F

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS: 

• NJ hospitals currently have 873 patients being treated for COVID-19.
• 151 patients in either critical or intensive care; 77 ventilators in use; 50% on ventilators.
• The daily spot positivity rate for tests from July 18 was 2.48%. Rate of transmission: .90
• 2 new cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome reported; 55 total
• The following states meet the 14-day travel quarantine criteria as of Tuesday, July 21: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
• Get tested for COVID-19. Getting tested gives you peace of mind that you’re not unknowingly carrying and spreading the virus.

NJ IS ONLY STATE IN US TO SEE COVID-19 CASES DROP FOR TWO WEEKS RUNNING:  In comparing the week of June 28-July 5 to the following week, July 5-12, just six states saw their number of new coronavirus cases drop. Likewise, in comparing July 5-12 to July 12-19, only nine states had a new caseload below that of the prior week.  The one state on both lists? New Jersey.  Read the full article at NJ.com.  Mask up and maintain social distancing. 

LICENSED HEALTH CLUBS OPEN FOR INDIVIDUALIZED TRAINING ONLY:  Facilities that are licensed health clubs can only open their indoor areas for one-on-one, individualized training.  Yoga and Pilates studios which are not licensed health clubs fall under the definition of “indoor recreation.”  They can only open to 25% of capacity, must observe social distancing and all participants and instructors must be masked.       

THE NEXT COMMUNITY UPDATE IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JULY 27.

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