First Day Of No New Positive Cases In South Brunswick

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Wednesday, May 6 was the first day of no new positive coronavirus cases in South Brunswick, South Brunswick officials said they were very happy to announce.

Wednesday marked the first time since March 15 that no new residents have tested positive for COVID-19 virus, according to South Brunswick OEM Director and Police Chief Raymond Hayducka and Township Manager Bernie Hvozdovic.

“Obviously it is an important milestone after more than 50 days of residents testing positive, but it is only a first step," said Hayducka. "This battle with the virus will be an ongoing struggle for weeks and months ahead. We will have additional days where multiple people may test positive, but what we now see is a path to reduce the spread."

It means the social distancing and face-covering directives are working, he said.

"And we must continue these procedures," said Hayducka.

South Brunswick OEM is also capturing local data on 911 calls — for everything from car crashes to first aid calls — and those are also now trending down.

The number of first aid calls, which had surged in the middle of March and start of April, has decreased. In the past week, there was a 12 percent decrease in first aid calls from the week prior.

“Each category we tracked continues to show a decrease,” said Hayducka. “We would see a spike in EMS calls one week, followed by a spike in positive results the next week, but now they are both coming down."

“We believe that the state and local numbers indicate we are headed in the right direction, but we must remain vigilant,” said South Brunswick manager Hvozdovic. “Our greatest test is in the weeks ahead as the weather improves. We can keep up the progress we are making, but it will take everyone working together to sustain it.”