Berkeley Coronavirus Updates: Gyms, Schools Enter New Normal

BERKELEY, NJ — There's a lot of news to keep up with right now — locally, nationally and worldwide. Here's a recap of coronavirus updates in Berkeley.

Cases

The Ocean County Health Department has reported 838 total coronavirus cases and 101 deaths in Berkeley as of Wednesday afternoon. That's an increase of 40 cases and one new death since Berkeley Patch's last update Aug. 21.

Officials reported 27 new cases in Ocean County on Wednesday, bringing the area to 11,502 cases and 968 deaths.

Recent Updates

• It's going to be a strange school year, but the local trend of school staff making music videos will hopefully stick around. Ocean Gate school staff just released "One Google Classroom," a parody of "One Margarita" by Luke Bryan. MORE.
• "By closing the gym, a lot of people, even a lot of our members, went into this really tough place," said one Berkeley gym owner. Here's how local fitness centers made it through closures and how they've adjusted to the new normal. MORE.
• The Central Regional and Berkeley Township School Districts will see less state aid than Governor Phil Murphy first announced in February's school funding plan. But both will receive more aid than they did last school year. MORE.
• Help Patch recognize those making a difference. Here's how to nominate a Berkeley hero.

Here's what else you should know:

• New Jersey updated its coronavirus travel advisory list, providing for the biggest expansion of the quarantine list in weeks. Read more: NJ Expands Coronavirus Travel Quarantine List To Biggest In Weeks
• Here's what New Jersey is doing to prepare for a possible second coronavirus wave that could impact schools, many of which are reopening on Tuesday. Read more: NJ Prepares For Possible Second Coronavirus Wave As School Starts

Read more: NJ Coronavirus, Reopen Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

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