TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is reporting that 10 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Ocean County. The additional individuals bring the total number of positive COVID-19 cases to 16 in Ocean County as of March 18. 2020.
Below is a list of towns and the current total number of cases:
Berkeley: 2 Cases
Jackson: 2 Cases
Lakewood: 4 Cases
Little Egg Harbor: 1 Case
Manchester: 3 Cases
Point Pleasant Borough: 1 Case (Earlier reports erroneously identified this case from Point Pleasant Beach)
Toms River: 2 Cases
Surf City: 1 Case
Total Cases in Ocean County: 16 Cases as of March 18, 2020
Please look for daily COVID-19 case counts at www.ochd.org beginning on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 4:30PM.
For more information and statistics pertaining to COVID-19, visit www.ochd.org. The OCHD is providing COVID Information Call Line for residents and clinicians to answer questions regarding the coronavirus. The number is 732-341-9700 ext. 7411.
You can also call the NJDOH hotline available around the clock for questions at 1-800-222-1222.
For more
Information, visorCenters for Disease Control and Prevention website at
https:/ /www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019ncov/summary.html
or New Jersey Department of Health website at:
https://www.state.nj.us/health/cd/topics/ncov.shtml .
