It was predicted COVID-19 case numbers would increase in Ocean County following the arrival of colder weather and Thanksgiving gatherings. Sure enough, cases for all of Ocean County increased in the week of Dec. 1 to 7. But increased might be too gentle of a word.
The Ocean County Health Department announced there had been 1,907 new cases of COVID-19 for the week ending on Tuesday. There had been 1,235 new cases for the week of Nov. 24 to Nov. 30 – an increase of 672 cases in just one week.
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