How Much Is COVID Spreading In Ocean County With Delta Emerging?

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — Ocean County and New Jersey have seen an uptick in coronavirus cases. But what does that mean for each town? (See town-by-town totals below.)

The county averaged 123 new cases per day in the past week, while averaging 100 new daily cases the prior week, according to the Ocean County Health Department.

Despite the recent growth in new cases, that may mean only a few new infections a week in certain towns — or none in smaller municipalities.

But officials continue to monitor the delta variant, which accounted for 70.8 percent of coronavirus cases in New Jersey over a four-week period ending on July 17, CDC numbers show.

Read more: Delta Variant Continues Spread Despite NJ Vaccination Compliance

Ocean County and all of Central Jersey have "moderate" COVID activity, according to New Jersey's latest weekly report. The determination is based on metrics such as case rate, positivity rate and prevalence of COVID-like illnesses. Ocean County has the highest case rate, at 15.99.

The county's data, as of noon Friday, reflects the seven-day totals for the towns. Here's how much case totals have climbed in each town in that time:

• Barnegat Light: 0 new cases, 40 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Barnegat Township: 47, 2,200 total cases, 2.18 percent increase
• Bay Head: 0 new cases, 82 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Beach Haven: 1 new case, 78 total cases, 1.30 percent increase
• Beachwood: 22 new cases, 1,192 total cases, 1.88 percent increase
• Berkeley Township: 66 new cases, 4,466 total cases, 1.50 percent increase
• Brick Township: 98 new cases, 9,460 total cases, 1.05 percent increase
• Eagleswood Township: 7 new cases, 163 total cases, 4.49 percent increase
• Harvey Cedars: 0 new cases, 17 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Island Heights: 0 new cases, 143 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Jackson Township: 120 new cases, 6,669 total cases, 1.83 percent increase
• Lacey Township: 39 new cases, 2,896 total cases, 1.37 percent increase
• Lakehurst: 4 new cases, 327 total cases, 1.24 percent increase
• Lakewood: 63 new cases, 13,985 total cases, 0.45 percent increase
• Lavallette: 7 new cases, 183 total cases, 3.97 percent increase
• Little Egg Harbor Township: 26 new cases, 1,839 total cases, 1.43 percent increase
• Long Beach Township: 11 new cases, 217 total cases, 5.34 percent increase
• Manchester: 67 new cases, 4,440 total cases, 1.53 percent increase
• Mantoloking: 0 new cases, 23 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Ocean Gate: 5 new cases, 187 total cases, 2.75 percent increase
• Ocean Twp. (Waretown): 11 new cases, 701 total cases, 1.59 percent increase
• Pine Beach: 1 new case, 184 total cases, 0.55 percent increase
• Plumsted Township: 14 new cases, 722 total cases, 1.98 percent increase
• Point Pleasant Beach: 16 new cases, 528 total cases, 3.13 percent increase
• Point Pleasant: 26 new cases, 2,503 total cases, 1.05 percent increase
• Seaside Heights: 2 new cases, 290 total cases, 0.69 percent increase
• Seaside Park: 1 new case, 117 total cases, 0.86 percent increase
• Ship Bottom: 5 new cases, 114 total cases, 4.59 percent increase
• South Toms River: 1 new case, 401 total cases, 0.25 percent increase
• Stafford Township: 100 new cases, 2,696 total cases, 3.85 percent increase
• Surf City: 2 new cases, 70 total cases, 2.94 percent increase
• Toms River: 262 new cases, 11,055 total cases, 2.37 percent increase
• Tuckerton: 4 new cases, 288 total cases, 1.41 percent increase

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