Ocean City Coronavirus Updates: Businesses Optimistic, Flu Season

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

Here are Ocean City's coronavirus figures as of Thursday morning, per the Cape May County Health Department. Figures in parenthesis represent information from Ocean City Patch's last update Sept. 8.

• resident active cases: 10 (six)
• community cases cleared off quarantine: 63 (60)
• community deaths: one (one)
• non-resident active cases: zero (zero)
• longterm-care facility active cases: zero (zero)
• longterm-care facility cases cleared off quarantine: five (five)
• longterm-care facility deaths: two (five)

Here are Cape May County's figures as of Thursday morning — Sept. 8's numbers in parenthesis:

• resident active cases: 109 (99)
• community cases cleared off quarantine: 869 (794)
• community deaths: 28 (28)
• non-resident active cases: six (19)
• longterm-care facility active cases: eight (nine)
• longterm-care facility cases cleared off quarantine: 178 (171)
• longterm-care facility deaths: 62 (61)

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Recent Updates

• Some local business owners have noticed a trend. Tourist season has ended and schools have reconvened, but more people seem to have stuck around Ocean City than usual. That has some business owners feeling optimistic about the shoulder season. MORE.
• City officials and the Ocean City Exchange Club announced they have canceled the Halloween Parade. But there's still hope for trick-or-treating. MORE.
• Jon & Patty's Coffee Bar & Bistro opened a new boutique. That might not sound coronavirus-related, but it actually developed through the ways they adapted to restrictions. MORE.
• The coronavirus pandemic isn't over, but flu seasons is coming up. Shore Physicians Group will operate two flu drive-up flu clinics in Somers Point. MORE.

Here's what else you should know:

• State officials took young people to task on Wednesday for allowing the coronavirus to spread "substantially," saying the spike in cases among their age groups will impact New Jersey's reopening plans. Murphy addressed his concerns as he announced 447 new coronavirus cases and nine more deaths during a news conference. Read more: COVID-19 Has Now Hit NJ's Young People 'Substantially:' Here's Why
• A new report says key metrics in the coronavirus crisis have risen in seven New Jersey counties, showing that the Garden State has backslid in its management of the pandemic. Read more: 7 NJ Counties Backslide In Coronavirus Crisis: Here's Where

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

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