Back in the “good ol’ days” of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Delta variant hit in the late summer and early autumn, Ocean County would record about 1,000 to 1,400 new confirmed cases a week.
“Good Ol’ Days” because look at the numbers this week, thanks in large part to the Omicron variant, recent holiday gatherings and the return to school. As many, and oftentimes more, new cases were reported each day than were reported each week back in the early fall.
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