Health & Fitness
Five New COVID Cases In South Brunswick
The average age of people who tested positive is 46 years. The town has recorded a low number of cases in the past few weeks.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ —South Brunswick reported five new cases of COVID-19 last week, according to the Office of Emergency Management weekly report released on Tuesday.
The average age of people who tested positive is 46 years, with four male and one female reporting positive. Overall, the town has recorded a low number of cases in the past few weeks. No additional deaths were reported either.
“We currently have 492 cases of residents who have tested positive. This number reflects both residents and people living in long term care facilities in the Township,” the office of emergency management said in a statement.
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The town recently adopted a new COVID-19 reporting format, where authorities provide a breakdown of the total number of cases, average age of people who have tested positive, a breakdown by gender and any cases of people below the age of 18.
This was done keeping in mind schools reopening, and a renewed interested in school-age population cases, and any increase in virus spread.
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