Latest Holmdel/Hazlet Coronavirus Updates

HOLMDEL, NJ — As of Tuesday, March 31 Monmouth County has 1,163 positive cases of the coronavirus/covid-19, with 44 of those cases in Hazlet and 45 in Holmdel.

To date, Monmouth County has had 13 residents die from coronavirus/covid-19 since the outbreak first began.

The county would not specify which towns had deaths, but two of those were in Manalapan: The first was a 53-year-old man and the second a 98-year-old man who lived outside Manalapan, but was living with his relatives in town when he passed away, according to Manalapan Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen.

No Holmdel or Hazlet resident has died, but Bayshore Medical Center, located in Holmdel, has had patients pass away due to complications from the virus.

Monmouth County also does not track who recovered from the illness; anyone who does not die is determined recovered.

In this video, Holmdel resident Dr. Renuka Verma, a pediatric infectious disease specialist who has been practicing for over 35 years and served as Director of Pediatric Infectious Disease at Monmouth Medical Center, explains exactly what the virus is and how it is different than the flu.

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Dr. Verma reached out to Holmdel Mayor Greg Buontempo to see if there was any way she could help her fellow Holmdel residents understand this virus.

"I asked her if she would create a short video with information on COVID-19 and specifically asked her to compare it to influenza, as that is a question that is frequently asked. Dr. Verma did just that and I am happy to announce that this video is now available on our Facebook page," said Buontempo. "She is happy to answer other questions that residents have. If you have something specific you would like to ask please email me at mayor@holmdeltownship.com and we will ask Dr. Verma to post another video answering your questions."

HOSPITALS AND TESTING:

• Hackensack Meridian offers COVID19 testing at its nine urgent care centers in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
• Immediate care of Marlboro is offering a drive-thru COVID19 test in the Marlboro Medical Arts site located at 479 Rt 520 in Marlboro. Testing is by appointment only at (855) 925-5467 ext 0.
• The PNC Bank Arts Center is a regional FEMA drive-thru test location and is open for testing every other day from 8 a.m. to 4pm for up to 500 persons per day. Click here for PNC Arts Test Center info & schedule.
• On every Saturday, the PNC Bank Arts Center site will be dedicated to symptomatic health care workers and first responders -- police, fire, and EMS -- with valid credentials only. The general public will not be able to access this site on Saturdays.
• Central Jersey Urgent Care is testing up to 80 patients daily at Eatontown, Howell and Marlboro.

The March 31 breakdown by municipality is as follows:

• Aberdeen: 35
• Asbury Park: 19
• Atlantic Highlands: 7
• Avon-by-the-Sea: 3
• Belmar: 2
• Bradley Beach: 5
• Brielle: 7
• Colts Neck: 23
• Deal: 6
• Eatontown: 38
• Englishtown: 10
• Fair Haven: 12
• Farmingdale: 6
• Freehold Borough: 9
• Freehold Township: 94
• Hazlet: 45
• Highlands: 5
• Holmdel: 44
• Howell: 84
• Keansburg: 24
• Keyport: 10
• Lake Como: 4
• Little Silver: 15
• Long Branch: 43
• Manalapan: 82
• Manasquan: 14
• Marlboro: 89
• Matawan: 33
• Middletown: 112
• Millstone: 11
• Monmouth Beach: 4
• Neptune City: 7
• Neptune Township: 46
• Ocean: 37
• Oceanport: 13
• Red Bank: 22
• Rumson: 17
• Sea Bright: 2
• Sea Girt: 6
• Shrewsbury Borough: 14
• Shrewsbury Township: 3
• Spring Lake: 5
• Spring Lake Heights: 7
• Tinton Falls: 20
• Union Beach: 1
• Upper Freehold: 10
• Wall: 40
• West Long Branch: 17

Donations of personal protective equipment items are being accepted at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road, in Lincroft, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday. For additional information, or to arrange the drop-off of personal protective equipment, please call 732-842-4000, ext. 4312. The phone number is staffed every day, including weekends.