Cape May County COVID-19 cases spiked in November
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Daily COVID-19 cases have risen almost nine-fold since August in Cape May County. Cases were on a slow but steady increase from the end of July through the end of October, but spiked in November. Over the past week, the county Department of Health reported five new fatalities with 510 active […]
Active COVID-19 cases jump 50 percent over the past week in Cape May County
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Active COVID-19 cases climbed by almost 50 percent in Cape May County from a week earlier. Lower Township and Ocean City led the way with Middle Township and Upper Township not far behind. According to the Cape May County Department of Health, the active cases among county residents had risen to […]
New COVID-19 cases rise again in Upper Township and Ocean City
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Active cases of COVID-19 have jumped in Cape May County to nearly double the lowest point a week ago with cases rising again in Ocean City and Upper Township. On Sunday, Oct. 26, the Cape May County Department of Health announced the number of active cases among residents was up to […]
Dems challenge incumbents in Cape’s freeholder race
Editor’s note: Democrats Brendan Sciarra and Liz Casey are challenging Republic incumbents Will Morey and Jeffrey Pierson in the Nov. 3 election for the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Two seats are up for grabs. Sciarra, Casey and Morey are profiled here. Pierson, of Upper Township, did not respond to multiple requests for […]
Ocean City, Upper Township lead county in active COVID-19 cases
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Ocean City and Upper Township were leading Cape May County in the number of active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, Oct. 5, combining for more than a third of all active cases among county residents. Ocean City was reporting 25 active cases among residents and Upper Township reported 16, according to […]
COVID-19 deaths in Sea Isle, Lower
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Cape May County has seen two more fatalities related to COVID-19 over the past week. The most recent death was reported Monday, Sept. 28, a 71-year-old man from Lower Township. On Saturday, the county Department of Health announced the death of a 73-year-old man from Sea Isle City. There have now […]
COVID-19 cases climb among Cape May County residents
Health officials offer advice on talking to children about the coronavirus By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Active cases of COVID-19 in Cape May County have been adding up over the past week and now include 99 residents, 19 non-residents and nine residents of long-term care facilities, health officials reported Monday, Sept. 7. As recently as Sept. […]
Cape May County gets one-day reprieve on new cases of coronavirus
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff Cape May County had one day of relief over the weekend when there were no new COVID-19 cases reported among residents or non-residents. Officials from the county Department of Health said that was the first time that occurred since the county began to report non-resident cases two months earlier on June […]
No new COVID cases among residents for first time since June 21
By DAVID NAHAN/Sentinel staff For the first time since June 21, the Cape May County Department of Health reported no new cases of COVID-19 among residents, but there were five positive test results of visitors to the county. Although the numbers had increased over the past week, by Monday, Aug. 24, the Department of Health […]
Cape May County daily totals low
COVID-19 cases about even among residents, visitors By DAVID NAHAN Sentinel staff Cape May County has almost as many active COVID-19 cases among visitors as it does among residents, but the daily total of new cases remains low. There are now 51 active cases among residents in the county, including 10 in Middle Township, eight […]