The Cape May County Department of Health announced Monday two new coronavirus deaths and provided an update on the number of positive and recovered cases reported in the county.
In total, 15 Cape May County residents have died of complications from COVID-19. The most recent deaths were a 51-year-old woman from Upper Township and an 83-year-old man from Lower Township. Cape May County previously had not had any coronavirus deaths since April 13.
“It is with great sadness that we announce more lives lost to this pandemic,” Cape May County Freeholder Jeff Pierson said. “Our sympathies and thoughts go out to these families. The death of two of our community members is a reminder to us all to continue to heed the precautions associated with preventing the spread of this disease.”
Six new cases of coronavirus were reported Monday, bringing the total number in the county to 217, according to a press release.
Following is a breakdown of the number of confirmed 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 |
1 |
|
3 |
|
| CAPE MAY POINT |
0 |
|
|
|
| DENNIS TOWNSHIP |
8 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| LOWER TOWNSHIP |
43 |
|
17 |
11 |
| MIDDLE TOWNSHIP |
35 |
3 |
10 |
|
| NORTH WILDWOOD |
2 |
|
3 |
|
| OCEAN CITY |
14 |
1 |
4 |
|
| SEA ISLE CITY |
0 |
|
2 |
|
| STONE HARBOR |
0 |
|
|
|
| UPPER TOWNSHIP |
17 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| WEST CAPE MAY |
1 |
|
|
|
| WEST WILDWOOD |
0 |
|
1 |
|
| WILDWOOD |
14 |
|
3 |
|
| WILDWOOD CREST |
4 |
|
4 |
|
| WOODBINE |
1 |
|
|
1 |
| TOTAL ACTIVE |
140 |
|
|
|
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
|
62 |
|
| TOTAL DECEASED |
|
|
|
15 |
| TOTAL CASES IN CAPE MAY COUNTY |
217 |
|
|
|
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 Cape May County Department of Health at
www.cmchealth.net.
