There’s finally good news on the COVID-19 front in Ocean County.

On Monday, the Ocean County Health Department released the number of new COVID-19 cases in the county, including Long Beach Island, for the week running from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4. The total was 1,254, down from 1,393 new cases for the week ending Sept. 27. It’s even down from the 1,333 new cases for the week ending Sept. 20.