Ocean County Releases Coronavirus Death Totals By Town

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — The Ocean County Health Department revealed the number of reported new-coronavirus deaths by town. State officials reported daily the number of deaths in Ocean County, but death info by town was previously undisclosed.

The municipalities with the largest numbers of reported deaths are Lakewood (50), Brick (43), Berkeley (41), Toms River (35) and Manchester (34).

Towns with between one and four deaths were labeled with a "<5" to reduce the risk of patient identification. The totals identify where the patient self-reported their mailing address at the time of testing.

Data on the webpage includes the number of newly reported cases by day and a breakdown of cases and deaths by age demographics.

Here are the reported totals of cases and deaths by town as of 11:30 a.m. Tuesday:

The OCHD has reported 193 deaths for people 65 or older, 40 deaths from ages 45-64, six deaths between ages 19-44 and no reported deaths for people 18 and under. The data shows people 65 and older represent 76.59 percent of deaths despite having 24.57 percent of Ocean County's reported cases.

The county is awaiting guidance from the New Jersey Department of Health for the definition of "recovered" before reporting that data. Some New Jersey counties have reported the number of people cleared from quarantine, rather than considering them recovered.

Here is the OCHD's graph regarding cumulative case totals:

More info from the OCHD is here.

Several recently revealed data points have shown a clearer picture of how the virus has affected communities. The state released data Monday on the number of cases and deaths at specific longterm care facilities. Read more: Ocean County Nursing Home Coronavirus Cases, Deaths Released

Facilities report case totals to officials, so they may not reflect real-time data. The publicly released numbers don't differentiate residents and staff.

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