Ocean City Coronavirus: Events Canceled, Amusement Parks To Open

OCEAN CITY, NJ — There's a lot of news to keep up with right now — locally, nationally and worldwide. Here's a recap of coronavirus updates in Ocean City and Cape May County.

Cases

The Cape May County Health Department has reported four active coronavirus cases, 39 people cleared off quarantine and two deaths as of Wednesday morning. That includes two active cases in longterm-care facilities.

Officials have reported 131 active cases, 530 people cleared off quarantine and 62 deaths in Cape May County as of Wednesday morning. Longterm-care facilities account for 57 active cases, 114 people cleared off quarantine and 44 deaths.

Testing

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Recent Updates

• Beginning July 2, it's going to look a lot more like summer in Ocean City. That's when Governor Phil Murphy will let amusement and water parks can reopen. MORE.
• Most of Cape May County's new coronavirus cases in the past week came from young adults socializing without regard for spreading the virus, according to officials. Most of them are short-term visitors from outside the county or New Jersey, according to the Cape May County Health Department. MORE.
• Ocean City's Fourth of July fireworks and Night in Venice have been canceled, Mayor Jay Gillian said Monday evening. MORE.
• The Ocean City Free Public Library began offering curbside service Monday. MORE.

Here's what else you should know:

• Gov. Phil Murphy will address the public directly during a Wednesday news conference at 1 p.m., and he's supposed to address contact tracing as well as additional reopenings. Patch will cover it live. Read more: WATCH LIVE: Gov. Phil Murphy NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Update
• Murphy announced on Tuesday that playgrounds and water and amusement parks will soon reopen. He made the announcement as he announced an additional 382 coronavirus cases and 57 more deaths. Read more: Gov. Murphy: NJ Playgrounds, Water And Amusement Parks To Reopen

Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

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