Cape May Court House- New Jersey has 156,628 total COVID-19 positive cases and 11,339 deaths. Total positive cases of COVID-19 infection in Cape May County is now 612 including 47 deaths.
MUNICIPALITY | ACTIVE CASES | REPORTED TODAY | OFF QUARANTINE | DEATHS | LONG TERM CARE ACTIVE CASES | LONG TERM CARE OFF QUARANTINE | LONG TERM CARE CENTER DEATHS |
AVALON | 0 | | 7 | | | | |
CAPE MAY CITY | 2 | | 4 | | | | |
CAPE MAY POINT | 0 | | | | | | |
DENNIS TOWNSHIP | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
LOWER TOWNSHIP | 30 | 6 | 63 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 26 |
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP | 35 | 6 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
NORTH WILDWOOD | 7 | | 9 | | | | |
OCEAN CITY | 11 | 2 | 25 | | 2 | 1 | 1 |
SEA ISLE CITY | 0 | | 2 | | | | |
STONE HARBOR | 1 | | | | | | |
UPPER TOWNSHIP | 27 | 3 | 35 | 2 | | | |
WEST CAPE MAY | 2 | | 2 | | | | |
WEST WILDWOOD | 1 | | 3 | | | | |
WILDWOOD | 3 | | 30 | | | | |
WILDWOOD CREST | 4 | | 9 | | | | |
WOODBINE | 7 | | 9 | 2 | 30 | | 7 |
TOTAL ACTIVE | 138 | | | | 111 | | |
TOTAL RECOVERED | | | 277 | | | 39 | |
TOTAL DECEASED | | | | 10 | | | 37 |
TOTAL CASES IN CAPE MAY COUNTY | 612 | | | | | | |
Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to study the spread and effects of the novel coronavirus across the United States. Recent studies indicate that a significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms (“asymptomatic”) and that even those who eventually develop symptoms (“pre-symptomatic”) can transmit the virus to others before showing symptoms. This means that the virus can spread between people interacting in close proximity—for example, speaking, coughing, or sneezing—even if those people are not exhibiting symptoms. In light of this new evidence, CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies) especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing continues to remain important in slowing the spread of the virus. CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.
The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.
Call your healthcare professional if you have concerns about COVID-19 and your underlying health conditions. Stay up to date on the current situation as it evolves. Some reliable sources are New Jersey Poison Information and Education System hotline at 211 or 1-800-962-1253, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov, the World Health Organization at www.who.int, the New Jersey Department of Health at COVID19.nj.gov. For additional information visit https://capemaycountynj.gov/ or Cape May County Department of Health at www.cmchealth.net, also like us on Facebook.