Ocean City Has 3 New Positive Coronavirus Cases

OCEAN CITY, NJ — The Cape May County Health Department reported an increase of three novel-coronavirus in the past two days for Ocean City. The city has five active cases as of Monday night.

Officials reported 30 new cases in the county since Saturday. The County has logged 99 cases as of Monday night.

One patient in Ocean City has recovered from the virus. Here's Cape May County's breakdown by municipality:

Governor Phil Murphy announced 3,663 new cases and 86 more deaths Monday. Murphy noted a decline in the growth rate in cases — from 24 percent day-over-day last Monday to 12 percent this Monday. State officials have reported 41,090 total positive cases and 1,003 deaths. Read more: Gov. Murphy: Coronavirus May 'Spill Meaningfully Into The Summer'

"The curve is flattening," Murphy said. "But, this is no time to spike any footballs or to take our foot off the gas. We still have a week-and-a-half to go, at least, until we hit the peak. This isn't over — not by a long shot."

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Cape May County also set up a new drive-thru testing site. Officials will only disclose the location to people approved for testing because of confidentiality.

The site is only open for CompleteCare patients and county residents sick with a fever, cough and shortness of breath that meet a certain criteria. To receive testing, go to CompleteCareNJ.org/COVID19 or call 609-465-0258 and request to be screened. Read more: Cape May County To Begin Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing

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