OCHD REPORTS 10 NEW POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN OCEAN COUNTY
March 19, 2020
OCHD REPORTS 32 NEW POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 IN OCEAN COUNTY
March 20, 2020
It is with great sadness and our deepest condolences to the affected family and friends that the Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is reporting our first COVID-19-related death in Ocean County. This is the ninth death in New Jersey since the COVID-19 outbreak began in late 2019.
The Ocean County Health Department is not releasing the individual’s municipality of residence at this time. The deceased is a person who was high risk based on age with underlying medical conditions.
Please look for daily COVID-19 case counts at www.ochd.org beginning on Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 4:30PM. The OCHD website will be updated each evening with updated statistics as we learn them.
You can also call the NJDOH hotline available around the clock for questions at 1-800-222-1222
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:
