CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – For vaccine information on where, when, who, and how, please visit capemaycountynj.gov.The Cape May County Department of Health administered a total of 21,211 doses so far. The New Jersey Department of Health reports that 55,005 Cape May County residents have received at least one vaccine dose and 49,434 have been fully vaccinated.
The COVID-19 infection rate in Cape May County remained low once again lastweek. The Rate of Infection (RT) currently is 0.74. The RT means that on average each individual who tests positive for COVID-19 in Cape May County is infecting 0.74 other people. Therefore, it can be said that the number of cases in Cape May County is decreasing at this time. Cape May County also continues to have a low rate of positive COVID tests at 1.3 percent. The county has continued to average three new COVID-19 cases per day over the past week.
Cape May County has the second highest COVID vaccination rate among all New Jersey counties. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 56 percent of the county’s population is fully vaccinated. The County remains higher than the Statewide average of 51 percent.
“New COVID cases are remaining low, and vaccinations are readily available throughout Cape May County,” said Commissioner Vice-Director Leonard Desiderio, Co-Chair of the County’s Recovery Task Force. “We believe the summer ahead will be a great one in Cape May County because of all of the work everyone has done up to this point.”