Ocean County Reports 468 Total Cases as of Thursday; Lakewood Nears 200
(Toms River) – The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) announced that there are now a total of 468 confirmed cases being reported as of 2:00pm Thursday, March 26, 2020 between the Ocean County and Long Beach Island Health Departments.
The county announced on Thursday that it is opening a COVID-19 testing site for county residents on Monday March 30th.
The municipality counts are:
| Town Name | Number of Cases |
|---|---|
| Barnegat | 12 |
| Barnegat Light | 1 |
| Bay Head | 1 |
| Beach Haven | 0 |
| Beachwood | 3 |
| Berkeley | 28 |
| Brick | 33 |
| Eagleswood | 0 |
| Harvey Cedars | 0 |
| Island Heights | 1 |
| Jackson | 52 |
| Lacey | 12 |
| Lakehurst | 0 |
| Lakewood | 198 |
| Lavallette | 1 |
| Little Egg Harbor | 4 |
| Long Beach Township | 2 |
| Manchester | 20 |
| Mantoloking | 0 |
| Ocean Gate | 1 |
| Ocean Twp. (Waretown) | 2 |
| Pine Beach | 0 |
| Plumsted | 3 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 2 |
| Point Pleasant Borough | 18 |
| Seaside Heights | 0 |
| Seaside Park | 1 |
| Ship Bottom | 2 |
| South Toms River | 3 |
| Surf City | 1 |
| Stafford | 7 |
| Toms River | 60 |
| Tuckerton | 0 |
Staff from the Ocean County Health Department will continue to work through the evening to
address this rapidly changing and evolving situation. The OCHD is also providing a COVID-19
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 or by dialing 2-1-1.
Additional information can be found at:
Centers 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 .
The statewide COVID-19 case count as of 2pm Friday March 27th is 8825, and 108 fatalities, according to the NJDOH, a loss of 27 residents over the past 24 hours, and an increase of 1,982 cases.
COVID-19 Cases by County
Data is provisional and subsequent to revision.
1,984 Positives Pending Further Information
Bergen County:
1,505 Positive Test Result(s)
Essex County:
826 Positive Test Result(s)
Middlesex County:
640 Positive Test Result(s)
Monmouth County:
634 Positive Test Result(s)
Hudson County:
594 Positive Test Result(s)
Union County:
519 Positive Test Result(s)
Ocean County:
484 Positive Test Result(s)
Passaic County:
484 Positive Test Result(s)
Morris County:
391 Positive Test Result(s)
Somerset County:
222 Positive Test Result(s)
Mercer County:
131 Positive Test Result(s)
Camden County:
95 Positive Test Result(s)
Burlington County:
88 Positive Test Result(s)
Sussex County:
65 Positive Test Result(s)
Hunterdon County:
52 Positive Test Result(s)
Gloucester County:
40 Positive Test Result(s)
Warren County:
38 Positive Test Result(s)
Atlantic County:
14 Positive Test Result(s)
Cumberland County:
9 Positive Test Result(s)
Cape May County:
7 Positive Test Result(s)
Salem County:
3 Positive Test Result(s)
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