Tag: COVID-19
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Blood donations critically needed
Plasma from whole blood donations made through the American Red Cross that test positive for COVID-19 antibodies may now help current coronavirus patients in need of convalescent plasma transfusions. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment to give blood now to help ensure coronavirus patients and others who depend on transfusions have needed blood products this fall.…
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Woodbridge remembers residents who passed away during pandemic, celebrates frontline heroes
WOODBRIDGE – Family and friends – some wearing T-shirts, clutching photos, and holding signs – stood as their loved one’s name was read. They were fathers, mothers, grandparents, uncles, aunts, the list goes on and on. Township officials held a 90-minute solemn ceremony to honor the memories of residents who have passed away in the…
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Edison new COVID-19 case is a 56-year-old resident, enjoy “Apple Cider With A Cop’ from 3-5 p.m. today at Roosevelt Park
EDISON – Edison officials reported one new COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 2,158, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Sept. 23. The new COVID-19 case is a 56-year-old resident. The township has lost 240 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. With the first day of fall…
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Age range of new COVID-19 cases in Edison are from 15 to 41
EDISON – Edison officials reported five new COVID-19 cases, which bring the total number of cases to 2,157, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management on Sept. 21. The age range of the new COVID-19 cases are from 15-41. The township has lost 240 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. With the first…
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Health Matters 9/25: Flu Shots Especially Important This Year
By Sean Naini, D.O. Getting a flu shot has always been an important health precaution, but today, with coronavirus — more commonly known as COVID-19 — continuing to spread throughout the country and the world, it is even more critical. Everyone six months of age and older, unless their doctor says otherwise, should get vaccinated…
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Woodbridge reports lowest week total of new COVID-19 cases in three months, National Public Lands day set for Sept. 26
WOODBRIDGE – The township reported 10 new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period, which brings the total number of cases to 2,022, according to Mayor John McCormac in his coronavirus report on Sept. 21. Five new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Sept. 18, three new cases were reported for Sept. 19, and two new…
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New positive cases of COVID-19 in South Brunswick is in single digits
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – After last week’s significant increase, this week’s total number of positive cases of COVID-19 in South Brunswick has once again dropped into single digits, in keeping with the weekly numbers since June 14. Six new cases were reported last week, according to information provided by the South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management…
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COVID-19 updates for Bordentown
There are still 38 total positive cases of COVID-19 reported from Bordentown City since March, with no new cases reported over the weekend. There are six total deaths: females age 86, 77 and 83; and males age 90, 90 and 82. There are now 113 positive cases reported from Bordentown Township in the same timeframe,…
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JFK Hartwyck long-term care facility facilitates wedding for two residents
EDISON – Rose Angela Filippi and Paul Reuther, who live at Hackensack Meridian JFK Hartwyck at Edison Estates, never imagined that they would start a romance at the long-term care facility in Edison, fall in love and get married, and certainly not during a global pandemic. But on Sept. 18, the couple wed at a…
