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 100 new cases per day in the past week, while averaging 86 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 70.4 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.

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: 25, 2,153 total cases, 1.17 percent increase
• Bay Head: 0 new cases, 82 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Beach Haven: 3 new cases, 77 total cases, 4.05 percent increase
• Beachwood: 13 new cases, 1,170 total cases, 1.12 percent increase
• Berkeley Township: 41 new cases, 4,400 total cases, 0.94 percent increase
• Brick Township: 123 new cases, 9,362 total cases, 1.33 percent increase
• Eagleswood Township: 3 new cases, 156 total cases, 1.96 percent increase
• Harvey Cedars: 0 new cases, 17 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Island Heights: 2 new cases, 143 total cases, 1.41 percent increase
• Jackson Township: 81 new cases, 6,549 total cases, 1.25 percent increase
• Lacey Township: 26 new cases, 2,857 total cases, 0.92 percent increase
• Lakehurst: 5 new cases, 323 total cases, 1.57 percent increase
• Lakewood: 66 new cases, 13,922 total cases, 0.48 percent increase
• Lavallette: 4 new cases, 176 total cases, 2.32 percent increase
• Little Egg Harbor Township: 20 new cases, 1,813 total cases, 1.12 percent increase
• Long Beach Township: 2 new cases, 206 total cases, 0.98 percent increase
• Manchester: 39 new cases, 4,373 total cases, 0.90 percent increase
• Mantoloking: 0 new cases, 23 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Ocean Gate: 3 new cases, 182 total cases, 1.68 percent increase
• Ocean Twp. (Waretown): 11 new cases, 690 total cases, 1.62 percent increase
• Pine Beach: 0 new cases, 183 total cases, 0 percent increase
• Plumsted Township: 10 new cases, 708 total cases, 1.43 percent increase
• Point Pleasant Beach: 14 new cases, 512 total cases, 2.81 percent increase
• Point Pleasant: 22 new cases, 2,477 total cases, 0.90 percent increase
• Seaside Heights: 5 new cases, 288 total cases, 1.77 percent increase
• Seaside Park: 1 new case, 116 total cases, 0.87 percent increase
• Ship Bottom: 3 new cases, 109 total cases, 2.83 percent increase
• South Toms River: 3 new cases, 400 total cases, 0.76 percent increase
• Stafford Township: 42 new cases, 2,596 total cases, 1.62 percent increase
• Surf City: 4 new cases, 68 total cases, 6.25 percent increase
• Toms River: 122 new cases, 11,055 total cases, 1.10 percent increase
• Tuckerton: 8 new cases, 284 total cases, 2.90 percent increase

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