Ocean City Coronavirus Update: Over 100 Active Cases

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Ocean City and Cape May County.

Cases

The Cape May County Health Department reported the following in Ocean City as of Friday morning— figures from Ocean City Patch's last update Nov. 19 are in parenthesis.

• community resident active cases: 81 (71)
• community residents cleared off quarantine: 203 (168)
• community deaths: two (two)
• nonresident active cases: zero (zero)
• longterm-care active cases: 32 (30)
• longterm-care cleared off quarantine: 15 (six)
• longterm-care deaths: six (four)

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The CMCHD reported the following county-wide numbers as of Friday morning— Nov. 19 figures in parenthesis:

• community resident active cases: 498 (437)
• community residents cleared off quarantine: 1,779 (1,532)
• community deaths: 38 (35)
• nonresident active cases: 5 (12)
• longterm-care active cases: 39 (35)
• longterm-care cleared off quarantine: 216 (203)
• longterm-care deaths: 66 (64)

See more data here.

Recent Updates

• For the first time since the pandemic began, the Cape May County Health Department reported more than 100 active coronavirus cases in Ocean City this week. Officials reported 85 active community cases and 36 cases in longterm-care facilities as of Sunday morning. MORE.
• With financial difficulties associated with the pandemic, this could be one of the most important holiday seasons in a long time for small businesses. Ocean City's "Earlier than the Bird" gives some of those businesses a chance to stand out before the holidays.

Here's what else you should know:

• Just in time for Thanksgiving weekend, Gov. Murphy has a new message on traveling outside of NJ: Don't, unless you need to go to these 4 states to travel to work or visit family. MORE.
• A new report says the coronavirus risk has risen to "high" in 18 New Jersey counties since key metrics continue to skyrocket across the Garden State. MORE.

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