The Cape May County Health Department reports 10 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 including two Victoria Manor residents in Lower Township, a 73-year-old female and a 93-year-old male. Total positive cases of COVID-19 infection in Cape May County is now 179.

“This is an extremely unfortunate situation and certainly our sympathies are with the deceased, family, and friends. We will continue to work with the nursing home and work on preventing further cases and deaths,” said Kevin Thomas, Cape May County Health Officer. “Nursing homes have been hot spots for this potentially fatal disease throughout the country.”

The spread of coronavirus in nursing homes throughout New Jersey has claimed many lives. According to the State Health Department, the number of nursing homes where residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 has more than doubled in the last week. More than three quarters of the long-term care facilities have reported COVID-19 cases. In New Jersey alone, approximately 4,100 positive cases in nursing homes has been detected and of those numbers 252 have passed from the disease. Those lost lives account for one in eight of the State’s total toll from the virus.

The State Health Department’s epidemiologist and Cape May County Health Department’s public health nurses have investigated and provided continued guidance documents and protective gear to all long-term care facilities throughout the County. As such, the outbreak at Victoria Manor has been the major focus of this department’s attention since the onset of reported cases. To date, there has been 26 residents and 24 staff that have tested positive for Covid-19 including eight deaths.

The adherence to guidelines and recommendations by all long-term care facility staff is the critical component in stopping the spread of COVID-19.

Stay up to date on the current situation as it evolves. Some reliable sources are New Jersey Poison Information and Education System hotline at 1-800-222-1222, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www.cdc.gov, the World Health Organization at www.who.int, the New Jersey Department of Health at www.nj.gov/health . For additional information visit Cape May County Department of Health at www.cmchealth.net, also like us on Facebook.

The statewide COVID-19 count grew by 4,059 COVID-19 cases and 365 fatalities in the past 24 hours, for a total of 68,824 cases and 2,805 deaths as of Tuesday, April 14th.  As of Monday evening, 8,185 people have been hospitalized total and 514 have been discharged in the past 24 hours.

COVID-19 Cases by County
Data is provisional and subject to revision.

Bergen County:

10,426 Positive Test Results

550 Deaths

Hudson County:

8,242 Positive Test Results

277 Deaths

Essex County:

8,212 Positive Test Results

535 Deaths

Union County:

7,265 Positive Test Results

238 Deaths

Passaic County:

6,438 Positive Test Results

156 Deaths

Middlesex County:

6,313 Positive Test Results

216 Deaths

Monmouth County:

4,003 Positive Test Results

145 Deaths

Ocean County:

3,833 Positive Test Results

149 Deaths

Morris County:

3,424 Positive Test Results

192 Deaths

Somerset County:

1,911 Positive Test Results

91 Deaths

Mercer County:

1,731 Positive Test Results

71 Deaths

Camden County:

1,477 Positive Test Results

41 Deaths

Burlington County:

1,207 Positive Test Results

28 Deaths

Gloucester County:

587 Positive Test Results

11 Deaths

Sussex County:

535 Positive Test Results

39 Deaths

Warren County:

442 Positive Test Results

25 Deaths

Hunterdon County:

349 Positive Test Results

11 Deaths

Atlantic County:

284 Positive Test Results

11 Deaths

Cumberland County:

201 Positive Test Results

3 Deaths

Cape May County:

169 Positive Test Results

10 Deaths

Salem County:

73 Positive Test Results

4 Deaths