The Cape May County Department of Health confirmed 26 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive to 271 countywide.
The people who tested positive are currently being isolated and monitored by the county Health Department.
Public Health staff members are investigating and identifying close contacts of the confirmed cases and any exposure risks.
No new deaths were reported Friday. Overall, there have been 17 deaths in the county from COVID-19.
Following is a breakdown of the number of coronavirus cases and deaths for each municipality in Cape May County:
| MUNICIPALITY | ACTIVE CASES | REPORTED TODAY | OFF QUARANTINE | DEATHS |
| AVALON | 0 | 6 | ||
| CAPE MAY CITY | 0 | 3 | ||
| CAPE MAY POINT | 0 | |||
| DENNIS TOWNSHIP | 24 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| LOWER TOWNSHIP | 44 | 2 | 22 | 13 |
| MIDDLE TOWNSHIP | 33 | 3 | 19 | |
| NORTH WILDWOOD | 3 | 3 | ||
| OCEAN CITY | 13 | 7 | ||
| SEA ISLE CITY | 0 | 2 | ||
| STONE HARBOR | 0 | |||
| UPPER TOWNSHIP | 22 | 7 | 2 | |
| WEST CAPE MAY | 1 | |||
| WEST WILDWOOD | 0 | 1 | ||
| WILDWOOD | 12 | 6 | ||
| WILDWOOD CREST | 3 | 5 | ||
| WOODBINE | 14 | 6 | 1 | |
| TOTAL ACTIVE | 169 | |||
| TOTAL RECOVERED | 85 | |||
| TOTAL DECEASED | 17 | |||
| TOTAL CASES IN CAPE MAY COUNTY | 271 |
Number of Cape May County Positive Cases and Deaths by Day
COVID-19 can spread easily within households, health officials warn.
“It is important for people to continue to do their part to help reduce their risk to COVID-19 and remind everyone in your home to do the same,” said Cape May County Health Officer Kevin Thomas. “These actions are especially important for families with members at higher risk for severe illness.”
The best protection against COVID-19 is to:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water
- Avoid touching your eye, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands
- Self-isolate if you are sick
- Maintain physical distancing (especially by staying at home)
- Wear a cloth face covering when out in public for essential activities
Public Health advises everyone that if you are ill with a fever or respiratory symptoms, even with mild symptoms, to self-isolate at home for seven days and until you are fever and symptom free for 72 hours. If you have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, or is presumed to be infected with COVID-19, you should quarantine at home for 14 days from your last contact with that individual.
Those at higher risk of serious illness to COVID-19 should contact their doctor as soon as they become sick. Based on what we know now, those at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19 are:
- People 65 years and older
- People who live in nursing home or a long-term care facility
- People of all ages with underlying medical conditions, especially of not well controlled, including:
- Chronic disease or moderate to severe asthma
- Serious heart conditions
- Compromised immune systems
Many conditions can cause a person to be immunocompromised, including cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplantation, immune deficiencies, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, prolonged use of immune weakening medications.
- Severe obesity (body mass index or BMI of 40 or higher)
- Diabetes
- Chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis
- Liver disease
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 the 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 and the New Jersey Department of Health at COVID19.nj.gov.
For additional information visit https://capemaycountynj.gov/ or the Cape May County Department of Health at www.cmchealth.net, also like us on Facebook.
