Township of Monroe News

 3 Community Wide and 5 Long Term Care Facilities

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

United States

1.473.415

88,237

New Jersey

  143,089

1,239

10,249

Middlesex County

14,514

85

872

Monroe Township

651

8

89 Total (1 New) 

67 Long Term Care

22 Community-Wide

 Monroe Township Positive Cases Reported Friday, May 15: 

97, Female

82, Male

95, Female

88, Female

27, Male

68, Female

48, Female

Unknown Age, Female

1 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AND 2 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

United States

1,460,159

87,218

New Jersey

  143,905

1,297

10,138

Middlesex County

14,429

 97

865

Monroe Township

643

3

88 Total **

66 Long Term Care Facilities

22 Community-Wide

**According to data from the Middlesex County Board of Health, 75% of deaths in Monroe Township are from private long-term care facilities.   

COVID-19 Cases received Thursday, May 14:  New positive cases 3 

26, male

95, female

78, female

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS:  

• As of last night:3,823 residents hospitalized for COVID-19.Field medical stations reported 42 patients.
• 285 new hospitalizations yesterday and 357 patients were discharged from the hospital.
• 1,127 patients in either critical or intensive care, 865 ventilators currently in use.
• 75% of ICU patients are on ventilators.
• 527 LTC facilities with COVID-19 cases; 27,374 COVID-19 cases in these facilities.
• The daily positivity rate for tests from May 11^thstood at 23 percent.“We’re at a point where each region is very closely mirroring the statewide average,” Governor Murphy said.
• “We’re seeing a slowing in the number of newly reported cases at our long-term care facilities,” said Governor Murphy.“We continue to see an out-sized proportion of our statewide COVID-19 deaths related to these facilities.We’re continually taking steps to save more lives at these facilities.”
• Governor Murphy said his administration is committing $50 million in federal CARES Act funding to directly support small businesses impacted by COVID-19.“Our small businesses are the heart of our economy. We will use this federal funding to help them make it through and thrive again.”

CONTACT TRACING – HOW IT WORKS & WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP:  Want more information about how contact tracing works? How we're expanding testing? Steps we're taking to protect your privacy, and what you can do to help? Visit the Testing and Tracing portal here.

1 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AND 9 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

United States

1,431,993

85,601

New Jersey

  142,704

1,216

9,946

Middlesex County

14,332

 91

841

Monroe Township

640

10

88 Total (1 New) **

66 Long Term Care Facilities

22 Community-Wide

**According to data from the Middlesex County Board of Health, 75% of deaths in Monroe Township are from private long-term care facilities.   

COVID-19 Cases received Wednesday, May 13:  New positive cases 10 

72, male

63, female

89, female

79, female

33, male

34, female

73, male

66, male

78, female

94, female

DISTRIBUTING CRITICAL PPE TO LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES:  

“New Jersey Office of Emergency Management has now distributed more than 42.6 million pieces of PPE – a milestone in our efforts to ensure that our front-line health care workers and first responders have the PPE they need to do their jobs,” said Governor Murphy.  

This morning, Monroe Township Police delivered thousands of pieces of PPE from the state supplies to all Monroe Township long-term care facilities.

GOVERNOR MURPHY OPENS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BEACHES WITH RESTRICTIONS EFFECTIVE MAY 22:  Beaches along the Jersey Shore and lakes will be open with some restrictions this summer as the state continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak as Memorial Day weekend nears, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.  Beaches and lakefronts must limit the amount of people given access so people can practice social distancing. Families and households are allowed to cluster together, but otherwise people need to be six feet apart.  Read the full NJ.com article here.

1 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY AND 2 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

United States

1,410,266

83,807

New Jersey

  141,560

1,028

9,702

Middlesex County

14,241

 120

819

Monroe Township

630

3

87 Total (1 New) **

65 Long Term Care Facilities

22 Community-Wide

**According to data from the Middlesex County Board of Health, 75% of deaths in Monroe Township are from private long-term care facilities.   

COVID-19 Cases received Tuesday, May 12:  New positive cases 3 

79, female

41, male

77, female

JULY 4^thFIREWORKS, RECREATION SUMMER DAY CAMP AND SENIOR CENTER SUMMER GROUP PROGRAMMING CANCELLED:  After much consideration and in consultation with public health officials, Monroe Township today announced the cancellation of the Township Recreation Summer Day Camp, July 4^thFireworks, and all Senior Center group programming through July 31. 

Monroe Township Recreation’s popular summer day camp and MT SEPA camp, which normally begin next month and welcomes approximately 1,100 campers, are being cancelled in the best interest of public health and safety. The camps typically utilize the Community Center, township schools, parks and busses during operations. Under current public health orders, it is not feasible to maintain appropriate social distancing.

The annual Independence Day fireworks show at Thompson Park typically draws thousands of viewers from around the region and township officials believe this type of mass gathering poses a safety risk for residents, visitors, township staff, and emergency personnel. 

All Senior Center group programmingwill remain suspended through the end of July. 

“These decisions were not made hastily,” said Mayor Gerald W. Tamburro. “We take great pride in these annual traditions and are truly disappointed to have to cancel these programs  .  I believe these steps are necessary to protect our residents, from the youngest to oldest, from further spread of the Coronavirus.”