South Brunswick Adopts New COVID-19 Reporting Format

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ - On Monday, the South Brunswick Office of Emergency Management announced that it will begin a new format of reporting COVID-19 cases in town. The revised format begins this week said Deputy Chief James Ryan, South Brunswick Police Department.

Under the new format, authorities will 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.

“As schools start back, there will be renewed interest in school-aged population cases and any increase in the virus spread,” said Ryan in a statement.

According to the new data, from Aug. 16-22 nine people tested positive, the average age being 25 years. Ryan informed that the New Jersey State Department of Health lists South Brunswick as having the virus “suppressed” at this time.

“We currently have 480 cases of residents who have tested positive. This number reflects both residents and people living in long term care facilities in the township,” said Ryan in the statement.

South Brunswick has reported 32 COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic – 17 men and 15 women, said Ryan. Half of them were either living in or connected to long term care facilities.