8 New Coronavirus Cases In Wayne Township

WAYNE, NJ — In his Wednesday update, Mayor Christopher Vergano reported no new coronavirus deaths, but eight new cases.

The eight cases bring the township total to 1,495, while the number of deaths remained at 194 residents.

Of the new positive cases, they included:

• 92-year-old woman
• 83-year-old woman
• 84-year-old woman
• 23-year-old woman
• 14-year-old girl
• 17-year-old boy
• 89-year-old man
• 74-year-old man

These updated totals come as the state and other entities continue to work through coronavirus protocols and response for the near future.

William Patterson University announced this week that fall sports competitions had been postponed after the New Jersey Athletic Conference suspended the fall season.

The Wayne Motor Vehicle Agency is open again this week after it was forced to close following an employee's positive coronavirus test.

Announced through the MVC website, the West Deptford license center is now closed for the same reason.

The coronavirus response from the mayor and police department was questioned recently by a member of the Board of Education, who was speaking as a public citizen at a town council meeting.

Comments by Dawn Kumar ruffled the feathers of the mayor and police chief, who felt that the criticism was unfair. Kumar responded to say that the department and mayor aren't above criticism and doubled down, stating that the response could be taken more seriously.

Read more: Wayne Police Chief Defends Department's Coronavirus Response

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