TOMS RIVER-A weekend downturn in COVID-19 cases in Ocean County could have been just that. With Passover and Easter on Saturday and Sunday respectively, there was a drop in reported cases this past weekend. Today, the numbers began climbing again. Lakewood continues to lead Ocean County with 1,117 confirmed cases. Toms River has 670 and Brick Township has 463 positives.
Three more towns entered the triple-digit range, Barnegat (119), Stafford (119) and Lacey (107). Ocean County ranks 8th in the state in COVID-19 deaths with 149 confirmed deaths.
There are now 68,824 confirmed COVID-19 cases in New Jersey.
2,805 New Jersey residents have died from COVID-19.
| Town Name | Number of Cases |
| Lakewood | 1117 |
| Toms River | 670 |
| Brick | 463 |
| Jackson | 333 |
| Berkeley | 281 |
| Manchester | 231 |
| Barnegat | 119 |
| Stafford | 119 |
| Lacey | 107 |
| Point Pleasant Borough | 84 |
| Beachwood | 55 |
| Little Egg Harbor | 51 |
| South Toms River | 43 |
| Plumsted | 25 |
| Ocean Twp. (Waretown) | 22 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 22 |
| Seaside Heights | 18 |
| Long Beach Township | 14 |
| Lakehurst | 13 |
| Lavallette | 8 |
| Tuckerton | 6 |
| Bay Head | 5 |
| Beach Haven | 5 |
| Ocean Gate | 5 |
| Pine Beach | 5 |
| Ship Bottom | 5 |
| Island Heights | 4 |
| Surf City | 4 |
| Seaside Park | 3 |
| Barnegat Light | 2 |
| Eagleswood | 2 |
COVID-19 Deaths by County
• Atlantic: 11
• Bergen: 550
• Burlington: 28
• Camden: 41
• Cape May: 10
• Cumberland: 3
• Essex: 535
• Gloucester: 11
• Hudson: 277
• Hunterdon: 11
• Mercer: 71
• Middlesex: 216
• Monmouth: 145
• Morris: 192
• Ocean: 149
• Passaic: 156
• Salem: 4
• Somerset: 91
• Sussex: 39
• Union: 238
• Warren: 25
• Unknown: 2
COVID-19 Infections by County
• Atlantic: 284
• Bergen: 10,426
• Burlington: 1,207
• Camden: 1,477
• Cape May: 169
• Cumberland: 201
• Essex: 8,212
• Gloucester: 587
• Hudson: 8,242
• Hunterdon: 349
• Mercer: 1,731
• Middlesex: 6,313
• Monmouth: 4,003
• Morris: 3,424
• Ocean: 3,833
• Passaic: 6,438
• Salem: 73
• Somerset: 1,911
• Sussex: 535
• Union: 7,265
• Warren: 442
• Under Investigation: 1,702