All posts tagged "Coronavirus"
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Government
/ 3 years agoMurphy Signs Order Lifting N.J. Health Emergency, ‘State of Emergency’ Remains in Place
Gov. Phil Murphy late Friday signed an executive order which lifts the public health emergency that had been declared at the...
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Schools
/ 3 years agoLocal Pressure Builds for Murphy to Drop School Mask Mandate Earlier
Following Gov. Phil Murphy’s announcement that a controversial mandate to require children to wear face masks in school would end in...
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Ocean County
/ 3 years agoCovid-19 Infections Drop Precipitously in Ocean County, Officials Say
The rate of coronavirus infections in Ocean County has dropped dramatically over the last several weeks, officials said at a meeting...
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Ocean County
/ 3 years agoAll OCHD Covid Testing Booked for Wednesday, Hospitals Say to Avoid ERs Without Symptoms
Amidst the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic, appointments for testing have been packed – with some waiting...
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Ocean County
/ 3 years agoCovid-19 Cases Tick Up in Ocean County, But No Deaths Among Vaccinated
Ocean County has seen a slight increase in coronavirus infections over the past week, but so-called “breakthrough” cases among those who...
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Ocean County
/ 3 years agoOfficials Say Ocean County Coronavirus Surge Has ‘Plateaued’
Ocean County is still dealing with a number of municipalities with vaccination rates below the state’s threshold goal of 70 percent,...
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Ocean County
/ 3 years agoOcean County Coronavirus Stats: 87 Percent of New Cases Affect Unvaccinated
New data from the Ocean County Health Department shows the major impact vaccinations are having in reducing the spread of Covid-19,...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoToms River Library Closed After Employee Tests Positive for Covid-19
The Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library will be closed until Thursday, Jan. 7 for cleaning after an employee...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoToms River Shop-Rite Store Chosen As Future Covid-19 Vaccination Site
The Shop-Rite supermarket on Fischer Boulevard in Toms River is one of 39 stores – and two in Ocean County –...
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Featured
/ 4 years agoCoronavirus Spike Continues in Ocean County, ‘Major Uptick’ in Testing Demand
Ocean County added 249 new cases of coronavirus disease on Wednesday as demand for testing continues to increase amidst a national...