Cape May Court House- New Jersey has 168,496 total COVID-19 positive cases and 12,835 deaths. Total positive cases of COVID-19 infection in Cape May County is now 705 including 61 deaths.

On Monday, June 22, personal care services will resume in New Jersey, including:

• Beauty salons;
• Barber shops;
• Cosmetology shops
• Spas, including day spas and medical spas – but not saunas, steam rooms, or shared bathing facilities;
• Electrology facilities;
• Hair braiding shops;
• Massage parlors;
• Nail salons;
• Tanning salons; and
• Tattoo parlors.

Businesses licensed by the New Jersey State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling and the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy must follow the comprehensive health and safety standards issued by the Division of Consumer Affairs, including:

• Limiting services to appointment-only;
• Performing prescreening and temperature checks of clients and staff prior to entering the facility;
• Ensuring staff-client pairs remain at least six feet apart unless separated by physical barriers;
• Requiring use of personal protective equipment, and requiring clients to wear face coverings at all times, regardless of the service they are receiving, unless face down on a massage table or where doing so would inhibit an individual’s health;
• Adopting enhanced cleaning and disinfection practices; and
• Staying informed about new developments and guidance related to COVID-19.

Tattoo parlors and tanning salons must follow health and safety standards issued by the Department of Health, including:

• Requiring appointments;
• Performing prescreening and temperature checks of clients and staff prior to entering the facility
• Recommending clients wait in cars or away from facility if the waiting area cannot accommodate social distancing;
• Requiring face coverings; and
• Adopting appropriate infection control, disinfection, and sanitization practices.

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.