Effective April 1, 2023, please be advised that the Ocean County Health Department will no longer distribute and post the weekly COVID case updates on the OCHD website and our social media outlets.
The Ocean County Health Department concluded that the key factors are the changing state of the pandemic evidenced by a consistent decline in overall COVID cases and deaths. In addition, the Ocean County region experienced a significant drop in pandemic status from moderate to low according to the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) weekly surveillance report. (The NJDOH weekly reports can be accessed directly at nj.gov/health ).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to supply at this time COVID reports at data.cdc.gov.
If you have any questions please contact the Ocean County Health Department at 732-341-9700.
For more info, please visit the New Jersey COVID-19 Dashboard to view cases and trends CLICK HERE.
COVID-19 Total Confirmed Cases (171,122) in Ocean County:
(All confirmed cases of COVID including residents previously infected)
COVID-19 Unduplicated Residents (160,704) in Ocean County:
(Cases representing unduplicated residents)
Total as of, 3/28/2023 at 8:45 AM
New Cases: 202
| Ocean County | ||
| Number of Confirmed Cases | 160704 | |
| Case Reported Range (min and max) | 0.00 | 109.58 |
| Gender | N=160704 | Percent |
| Female | 85948 | 53.48% |
| Male | 74733 | 46.50% |
| Not Reported | 23 | 0.01% |
| Age Categories in Years | N=160704 | Percent |
| 0-18 YRS | 29225 | 18.19% |
| 19-44 YRS | 58496 | 36.40% |
| 45-64 YRS | 40772 | 25.37% |
| 65-74 YRS | 15652 | 9.74% |
| 75-84 YRS | 10735 | 6.68% |
| 85+ YRS | 5800 | 3.61% |
| Not Reported | 24 | 0.01% |
| Age Range in Years (min and max) | 0.0 | 109.6 |
| Race | N=160704 | Percent |
| White | 119618 | 74.43% |
| Black or African American | 5805 | 3.61% |
| Asian | 2279 | 1.42% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 63 | 0.04% |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 288 | 0.18% |
| Other | 15327 | 9.54% |
| Not Reported | 17324 | 10.78% |
| Ethnicity | N=160704 | Percent |
| Non-Hispanic or Non-Latino | 108351 | 67.42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12455 | 7.75% |
| Other | 132 | 0.08% |
| Not Reported | 39766 | 24.74% |
| N=160704 | Percent | |
| Deaths | 3200 | 1.99% |
| Deaths, Age Categories in Years | N=3200 | Percent |
| 0-18 YRS | 0 | 0.00% |
| 19-44 YRS | 59 | 1.84% |
| 45-64 YRS | 436 | 13.63% |
| 65-74 YRS | 592 | 18.50% |
| 75-84 YRS | 986 | 30.81% |
| 85+ YRS | 1127 | 35.22% |
| Not Reported | 0 | 0.00% |
| Age Range in Years (min and max) | 20.4 | 105.3 |
| Most frequently reported underlying condition in cases resulting in death | Cardiovascular Disease | |
| Municipality | Case Count | Death Count |
| BARNEGAT LIGHT BOROUGH | 92 | <5 |
| BARNEGAT TOWNSHIP | 6159 | 111 |
| BAY HEAD BOROUGH | 210 | <5 |
| BEACH HAVEN BOROUGH | 189 | <5 |
| BEACHWOOD BOROUGH | 2999 | 31 |
| BERKELEY TOWNSHIP | 11376 | 445 |
| BRICK TOWNSHIP | 22072 | 418 |
| EAGLESWOOD TOWNSHIP | 388 | 7 |
| HARVEY CEDARS BOROUGH | 55 | <5 |
| ISLAND HEIGHTS BOROUGH | 343 | 5 |
| JACKSON TOWNSHIP | 15598 | 167 |
| LACEY TOWNSHIP | 6884 | 96 |
| LAKEHURST BOROUGH | 745 | 6 |
| LAKEWOOD TOWNSHIP | 27466 | 408 |
| LAVALLETTE BOROUGH | 468 | 11 |
| LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP | 5050 | 124 |
| LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP | 474 | 16 |
| MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP | 11452 | 517 |
| MANTOLOKING BOROUGH | 72 | <5 |
| OCEAN GATE BOROUGH | 466 | 10 |
| OCEAN TOWNSHIP | 2009 | 33 |
| PINE BEACH BOROUGH | 553 | 6 |
| PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP | 1894 | 16 |
| POINT PLEASANT BEACH BOROUGH | 1188 | 25 |
| POINT PLEASANT BOROUGH | 5661 | 76 |
| SEASIDE HEIGHTS BOROUGH | 682 | 12 |
| SEASIDE PARK BOROUGH | 311 | 6 |
| SHIP BOTTOM BOROUGH | 290 | 10 |
| SOUTH TOMS RIVER BOROUGH | 1051 | 13 |
| STAFFORD TOWNSHIP | 6624 | 111 |
| SURF CITY BOROUGH | 341 | <5 |
| TOMS RIVER TOWNSHIP | 26816 | 499 |
| TUCKERTON BOROUGH | 726 | 10 |
| ADDRESS NOT REPORTED | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 160704 | 3200 |