Township of Monroe News

2 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND 4 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Recovered

United States

1,261,860

74,665

170,876

New Jersey

  133,635

1,827 

8,801

Middlesex County

13,411

157

737

Monroe Township

569

6

67 Total**

51 Long Term Care Facilities

16 Community-Wide

**According to data from the Middlesex County Board of Health, 76% of deaths in Monroe Township are from private long-term care facilities.   

COVID-19 Cases received Wednesday, May 6:  New positive cases 6 

37, male

93, male

87, female

64, male

56, male

40, female

 STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS:  

• As of 10 p.m. last night:4,996 residents hospitalized for COVID-19, 1,470 patients in either critical or intensive care.Governor Murphy said we’ve not been under 1,500 since April 4^th. 
• The number of hospitalizations has decreased by 40 percent in three weeks, according to Governor Murphy.
• 75% of ICU patients are on ventilators. 1,107 ventilators currently in use.This number continues to DECLINE. 
• 261,869 tests performed, 102,846 positive, positivity rate is 39.27%
• Governor Murphy has directed the NJ National Guard to deploy its members to long-term care facilities beginning this coming weekend to assist in COVID-19 mitigation efforts.
• “At our long-term care facilities, the numbers of positive cases and deaths connected to these facilities continues to grow,” said Governor Murphy.“However, we’re confident that the efforts we’re taking are going to save lives.”
• South Jersey remains where we see more people heading into the hospital than leaving said Governor Murphy.
• The NJ Labor Department has now received more than one million claims. In just two months, it has sent out $1.9 billion in unemployment assistance.Last week, the Department processed an additional 72,000 federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance claims.

4 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND 2 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Recovered

United States

1,240,578

72,417

164,983

New Jersey

  131,890

1,513 

8,549

Middlesex County

13,254

112

706

Monroe Township

563

6

67 Total**

51 Long Term Care Facilities

16 Community-Wide

COVID-19 Cases received Tuesday, May 5:  New positive cases 6 

91, female

90, female

90, female

50, female

69, female

79, male

STATE AND NJDOH STATISTICS:  

• Over 35 million pieces of PPE have been distributed by the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management from the central warehouse.“We have left no stone unturned in finding the masks, gloves, shields and other PPE our front-line heroes have needed to keep safe throughout this emergency,” said Governor Murphy.“We’re not going to stop.”
• There are 122 testing sites across the state.31 sites are either publicly run or open to the general public can be located here.
• 439 new hospitalizations yesterday and 435 patients discharged.
• As of 10 p.m. last night:5,221 residents hospitalized for COVID-19, 1,549 patients in either critical or intensive care – down by roughly 25 percent from just three weeks ago.
• 74% of ICU patients are on ventilators. 1,146 ventilators currently in use.Governor Murphy says this number continues to decline.
• 256,064 tests performed, 101,378 positive, positivity rate is 39.59%
• 512 LTC facilities with COVID-19 cases; 23,345 COVID-19 cases in these facilities.10.7 million pieces of PPE delivered to long-term care facilities

3 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND 3 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Recovered

United States

1,219,555

70,990

161,206

New Jersey

  130,593

2,324 

8,244

Middlesex County

13,142

374

667

Monroe Township

557

6

66 Total**

50 Long Term Care Facilities

16 Community-Wide

**According to data from the Middlesex County Board of Health, 76% of deaths in Monroe Township are from private long-term care facilities.   

COVID-19 Cases received Monday, May 4:  New positive cases 6 

95, female

100, female

96, female

81, female

71, male

63, female

13 IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND 15 COMMUNITY-WIDE

Known Cases

New Cases

Deaths

Recovered

United States

1,191,403

68,678

153,284

New Jersey

  128,269

1,621 

7,910

Middlesex County

12,768

555 (May 2-3)

642

Monroe Township

551

28 (May2-3)

66 Total**

50 Long Term Care Facilities

16 Community-Wide

**According to data from the Middlesex County Board of Health, 76% of deaths in Monroe Township are from private long-term care facilities.   

COVID-19 Cases received Saturday, May 2:  New positive cases 12 

95, female

100, female

96, female

81, female

71, male

63, female

54, male

40, female

53, female

75, female

73, female

94, female

COVID-19 Cases received Sunday, May 3:  New positive cases 16

91, female

84, female

78, female

16, female

59, male

56, female

87, female

82, female

46, male

73, female

85, female

81, female

66, female

75, female

90, female

82, male

MESSAGE FROM MAYOR TAMBURRO:“I think we can safely say this is a challenge like no other in our lifetime.  We are living through history each day.   

I want to start my message by saying how immensely proud I am of our community, each one of you, for protecting each other by staying home.  I have asked a lot of you to completely change your daily lives, and you have delivered by putting others above yourselves.