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 136 new cases per day in the past week, while averaging 123 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 79.4 percent of coronavirus cases in New Jersey over a four-week period ending on July 31, CDC numbers show. The percentage rose 8.6 percentage points from the previous four-week period.

Read more: Delta Variant Continues Spread Despite NJ Vaccination Compliance

Ocean County and all of the Central Jersey East region has "high" COVID-19 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. The region has the highest activity levels in the state, with a case rate of 18.30 cases per 100,000, a 5.61 percentage of COVID-like illnesses and a 6.81 percent positivity rate.

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, 2,247 total cases, 2.14 percent increase
• Bay Head: 0 new cases, 82 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Beach Haven: 3 new cases, 81 total cases, 3.85 percent increase
• Beachwood: 16 new cases, 1,208 total cases, 1.34 percent increase
• Berkeley Township: 82 new cases, 4,548 total cases, 1.84 percent increase
• Brick Township: 111 new cases, 9,571 total cases, 1.17 percent increase
• Eagleswood Township: 9 new cases, 172 total cases, 5.52 percent increase
• Harvey Cedars: 2 new cases, 19 total cases, 11.76 percent increase
• Island Heights: 4 new cases, 147 total cases, 2.80 percent increase
• Jackson Township: 99 new cases, 6,768 total cases, 1.48 percent increase
• Lacey Township: 35 new cases, 2,931 total cases, 1.21 percent increase
• Lakehurst: 3 new cases, 327 total cases, 0.91 percent increase
• Lakewood: 103 new cases, 13,985 total cases, 0.74 percent increase
• Lavallette: 5 new cases, 188 total cases, 2.73 percent increase
• Little Egg Harbor Township: 30 new cases, 1,869 total cases, 1.63 percent increase
• Long Beach Township: 4 new cases, 221 total cases, 1.84 percent increase
• Manchester: 61 new cases, 4,501 total cases, 1.37 percent increase
• Mantoloking: 2 new cases, 25 total cases, 8.70 percent increase
• Ocean Gate: 4 new cases, 191 total cases, 2.14 percent increase
• Ocean Twp. (Waretown): 8 new cases, 709 total cases, 1.14 percent increase
• Pine Beach: 2 new cases, 186 total cases, 1.08 percent increase
• Plumsted Township: 12 new cases, 734 total cases, 1.66 percent increase
• Point Pleasant Beach: 10 new cases, 538 total cases, 1.89 percent increase
• Point Pleasant: 30 new cases, 2,533 total cases, 1.20 percent increase
• Seaside Heights: 2 new cases, 292 total cases, 0.69 percent increase
• Seaside Park: 4 new cases, 121 total cases, 3.42 percent increase
• Ship Bottom: 2 new cases, 116 total cases, 1.17 percent increase
• South Toms River: 6 new cases, 407 total cases, 1.50 percent increase
• Stafford Township: 38 new cases, 2,734 total cases, 1.41 percent increase
• Surf City: 1 new cases, 71 total cases, 1.43 percent increase
• Toms River: 213 new cases, 11,317 total cases, 1.88 percent increase
• Tuckerton: 4 new cases, 292 total cases, 1.39 percent increase

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