COVID-19 Cases Rising Faster in State than in South Brunswick

The number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb, though South Brunswick’s infection rate continues to be lower than the rest of the state.

The township Office of Emergency Management reported last night that there had been 13 new positive cases since Friday, bringing the township total to 38. That means there is about 0.8 cases per 1,000 township residents. The statewide infection rate is at about 1.8 cases per 1,000 residents, with 16,638 people testing positive.

A successful food drive earlier this month will be followed up Friday as officials brace for growing need.

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Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie.

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