Tag: novel coronavirus pandemic

  • Woodbridge officials report ‘zero’ new positive COVID-19 cases for the first time

    Woodbridge officials report ‘zero’ new positive COVID-19 cases for the first time

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported zero new positive COVID-19 cases, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 11. “Regardless of how or why it happened, we will take it,” he said, noting Mother’s Day may have been a factor. “We are all longing for the day when people are getting tested…

  • Edison in ‘dire need’ of addition to Lincoln Elementary School

    Edison in ‘dire need’ of addition to Lincoln Elementary School

    EDISON – The need for an addition at Lincoln Elementary School on Brookville Road is pressing. “It is our most crowded school with 1,000 students,” Schools Superintendent Bernard Bragen said, noting the school was built for 500 students. The Edison Board of Education’s (BOE) Finance Committee, led by Board member Elizabeth Conway, had to grapple…

  • Old Bridge total positive COVID-19 cases rise to 866

    Old Bridge total positive COVID-19 cases rise to 866

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 15 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 866 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 10. The township has lost 45 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials have provided updated…

  • Edison officials report 14 new positive COVID-19 cases

    Edison officials report 14 new positive COVID-19 cases

    EDISON – Edison officials reported 14 new positive cases of COVID-19 on May 10, bringing the total number of cases to 1,599, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 17 to 89, officials said. The township has lost 145 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Edison…

  • Woodbridge new weekly COVID-19 cases under 100, mayor offers Mother’s Day wishes

    Woodbridge new weekly COVID-19 cases under 100, mayor offers Mother’s Day wishes

    WOODBRIDGE – Woodbridge officials reported 13 new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the township to 1,456, according to Mayor John McCormac in his daily report on May 10. “Our average cases in the last week has been under 15 so our numbers are holding steady,” he said. “We now have…

  • Old Bridge officials report 13 new positive COVID-19 cases

    Old Bridge officials report 13 new positive COVID-19 cases

    OLD BRIDGE – Old Bridge officials reported 13 new positive COVID-19 cases, which brings the total number of positive cases to 852 in the township, according to Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry in his daily report on May 9. The township has lost 45 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Officials provided updated charts…

  • New COVID-19 cases in Monroe range in age from 65 to 106

    New COVID-19 cases in Monroe range in age from 65 to 106

    MONROE – Monroe officials reported seven new positive COVID-19 cases on May 9, bringing the total number of cases to 585, according to the Monroe Township Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The new cases include six residents in long-term care facilities and one community wide. The age range of the cases are from 65 to…

  • Metuchen total positive COVID-19 cases reach 112

    Metuchen total positive COVID-19 cases reach 112

    METUCHEN – Metuchen has 112 total confirmed positive COVID-19 cases as of May 9, which includes two deaths, according to information provided by Middlesex County. For more information regarding COVID-19, call the state’s hotline at 1-800-222-1222. For Middlesex County information visit discovermiddlesex.com/covid19/ or www.middlsexcountynj.gov/covid19.

  • Edison new COVID-19 cases remain low, township has lost 131 residents

    Edison new COVID-19 cases remain low, township has lost 131 residents

    EDISON – Edison officials reported 15 new positive cases of COVID-19 on May 9, bringing the total number of cases to 1,585, according to the Edison Office of Emergency Management. The age range of the cases are 27 to 81, officials said. The township has lost 131 residents to COVID-19, according to Middlesex County. Edison…