Woodbridge Had 105 Cases For All Of August. This Week, It Had 166

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — For anyone who doubts the second wave of coronavirus is here: The town of Woodbridge had 165 new COVID cases in the last four days, 44 on Monday, 38 on Tuesday, 45 on Wednesday and 38 again on Thursday.

Compare that to 166 cases for the entire month of September, 105 total cases for the month of August and 116 in July, said Mayor John McCormac.

Woodbridge's worst stretch of cases was from April 3 to April 24 and "we are close to that average for the last week," warned McCormac.

People are also getting sick enough that they have to be hospitalized: JFK Medical Center in Edison, Raritan Bay in Old Bridge and Perth Ambo, RWJBarnabas Health and Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Brunswick have all reported spikes in COVID admissions this November.

He advised everyone to please continue with social distancing, wearing a mask at all times, washing hands and — perhaps most importantly — staying home and avoiding others if you are sick.

"The dynamics have changed and younger people are getting ill at a much higher rate than in the first wave of COVID," said McCormac. "There were 12 cases this week under 10 years of age, and another 15 between 11-20 years old and only nine cases over 70 years old."

There are no new deaths to report.

All indoor dining in the state of New Jersey must now close by 10:00 p.m., although outdoor dining and take-out can continue. No bar seating is allowed.

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