Cape May County reported four new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number in the county to 53.
The latest cases were a 56-year-old female, 56-year-old male, 59-year-old female and a 26-year-old male, the county reported in a press release.
Following is a breakdown of confirmed coronavirus cases for each municipality in Cape May County:
| MUNICIPALITY |
ACTIVE CASES |
RECOVERED |
| AVALON |
5 |
1 |
| CAPE MAY CITY |
1 |
2 |
| CAPE MAY POINT |
0 |
|
| DENNIS TOWNSHIP |
3 |
|
| LOWER TOWNSHIP |
11 |
3 |
| MIDDLE TOWNSHIP |
5 |
3 |
| NORTH WILDWOOD |
2 |
1 |
| OCEAN CITY |
1 |
1 |
| SEA ISLE CITY |
0 |
1 |
| STONE HARBOR |
0 |
|
| UPPER TOWNSHIP |
4 |
1 |
| WEST CAPE MAY |
0 |
|
| WEST WILDWOOD |
0 |
|
| WILDWOOD |
4 |
|
| WILDWOOD CREST |
4 |
|
| WOODBINE |
0 |
|
| TOTAL ACTIVE |
40 |
|
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
13 |
| TOTAL CASES IN CAPE MAY COUNTY |
53 |
|
Cape May County officials emphasize that the best protection against COVID-19 is staying apart from each other. However, non-medical masks can be a supplement.
“Staying home and avoiding all non-essential contact with others continues to be the most important thing all of us can do to stay healthy and keep others healthy. If you must go out, stay at least six feet apart from others at all times,” the county press release said.
Before deciding whether to wear a mask, the Cape May County Department of Health recommends:
- Medical masks should be reserved for healthcare providers who are on the front lines working to protect us all. We have had shortages of those masks – and it's critically important that our healthcare workers have the equipment they need to do their jobs.
- Non-medical mask use (e.g., homemade fabric masks) does not replace the need to follow guidance to stay home and limit our contact with others. It does not replace frequent handwashing, avoiding touching the face, and staying away from people who are ill. These are the most important steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 illness.
“Medical masks are needed for healthcare workers who are in close contact with someone who has COVID-19. We need our healthcare workers to be able to continue providing their services during this pandemic," Freeholder Jeffery Pierson said.
Wearing a fabric mask can help prevent the spread of infection to others when the mask is worn by someone who already is infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, even if they don't have symptoms. The mask will block infectious droplets from spreading when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes and, to a lesser degree, speaks.
It is not known how much protection homemade cloth masks provide to the person wearing the mask, and this may depend on the quality of the mask and how well it fits. For this reason, homemade and fabric masks should not be considered reliable protection but may provide some benefit.
Stay up to date on the current situation as it evolves. Some reliable sources are the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System hotline at 211 or 1-800-962-1253, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at
www.cdc.gov, the World Health Organization at
www.who.int and the New Jersey Department of Health at
COVID19.nj.gov.
For additional information, visit the Cape May County Department of Health at www.cmchealth.net.
