Cape May County cases down, vaccinations top 11,000
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — The number of new cases of COVID-19 has been slowly declining in Cape May County, according to the Department of Health, which also reports 11,391 doses of the vaccine had been administered as of Monday, Feb. 1. The doses include those administered at the county site […]
Cape May County: Lowest per-capita COVID rate
Officials point to leading vaccination rate as long-term care cases rise By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Although active cases of COVID-19 have risen in long-term care in Cape May County, numbering 15 cases in Ocean City and 24 in Woodbine as of Sunday, officials report the county had the lowest per-capita number of cases in the […]
January highest yet for COVID in Cape May County as 5,000 are vaccinated
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff January has seen the largest spike of new COVID-19 cases in Cape May County since the pandemic began last March, but the state Department of Health reports more than 5,000 vaccines had been administered in the county since they became available. On Sunday, the county Department of Health noted it has […]
Cape May County: Hospital COVID cases decline
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Cape May County Department of Health said the number of COVID-19 patients at Cape Regional Medical Center has decreased since Jan. 4, when there were 28 coronavirus-positive patients, including six in intensive care and one on a ventilator. Gov. Phil Murphy said statewide the patients hospitalized […]
Active COVID-19 case steady in Cape May County
There have been seven deaths over past week, average of 51 new cases a day By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The number of active COVID-19 cases in Cape May County has been relatively stable over the past two months – much higher than earlier in the fall, but the numbers haven’t shifted greatly. There was an […]
Cape May County loses 9 to COVID, still bottom of casualty list
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE — Over the past week, when at least nine deaths from COVID-19 were recorded in Cape May County, the county surpassed 4,000 cumulative cases of the coronavirus since numbers started being kept in March during the pandemic. However, the county still ranks with Salem County as among […]
Cape May County COVID-19 cases reported
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 cases in Cape May County communities have declined, but the numbers still top 500 active cases when combined with long-term care facilities and non-residents. There were seven COVID-19 fatalities reported over the past week, including four from Ocean City. As of Sunday, there were 458 active cases in the communities, […]
Hazards: Upper Township preps for the worst to protect life, property
By BILL BARLOW/Special to the Sentinel UPPER TOWNSHIP – With a rare tornado, and an even rarer pandemic, 2020 has offered more than its share of emergencies. But it didn’t cover everything that could possibly go wrong. A draft of Upper Township’s portions of the Cape May County Hazard Mitigation Plan tries to do so, […]
Cape May County prepares for COVID vaccinations
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff COVID-19 cases in Cape May County continue to be reported in substantial numbers, keeping active cases around or above 500 in the communities, not including those among visitors and in long-term care facilities. “Our Department of Health and Office of Emergency Management have been working closely with state officials and Cape […]
Cape May County adds testing; 3 fatalities Monday
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff The Cape May County Department of Health reported three COVID-19 related deaths Monday, including a 66-year-old Upper Township man and a 95-year-old Ocean City woman and 87-year-old Dennis Township man, both in long-term care. That news comes on the heels of the deparment noting the Southeast region of the state, which […]