CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The number of active COVID cases continues to rise in Cape May County, with the Health Department’s weekly update issued Dec. 10 reporting 594 cases, up from 452 active resident cases last week, 267 cases Nov. 26 and 191 cases Nov. 19.
Lower Township led the county with 163 cases, followed by Middle Township with and Ocean City with 74.
Reported cases in other municipalities: Avalon: 4, Cape May: 14, Cape May Point: 1, Dennis Township 38, North Wildwood: 19, Sea Isle City: 9, Stone Harbor: 0, Upper Township: 66, West Cape May: 5, Wildwood: 36, Wildwood Crest: 24 and Woodbine: 18.
The county announced three deaths this week due to COVID: a 72-year-old woman and an 83-year-old woman from Ocean City and a 44-year-old woman from Middle Township.
The county Department of Health (DOH) is now hosting weekly COVID-19 vaccination clinics at its offices at 6 Moore Road in Cape May Court House. The clinic will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. every Wednesday in December.
The Health Department will be providing all Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccinations, including booster doses, along with flu shots at this weekly clinic. Those who have received the Moderna vaccine must wait six months before receiving the booster shot. People who have taken the Johnson & Johnson vaccine need to wait two months before getting the booster.
Anyone who is 18 years of age or older is eligible for the booster shot throughout New Jersey. This is a walk-in clinic. The Health Department also will have a rotating weekly clinic throughout the county.
“New COVID cases remain elevated in New Jersey, and it is important to get your vaccination and booster dose,” said Commissioner Jeff Pierson.
For more information on obtaining the vaccine, quickly and free of charge, visit capemaycountynj.gov or call (609) 465-1187.