New Details Revealed In Monmouth County's 4 Coronavirus Cases

MORGANVILLE, NJ — As of Thursday morning, there are four confirmed cases of coronavirus in Monmouth County, and two of them are connected to the Golden Age adult day-care program in Morganville, which has now voluntarily closed.

Golden Age is located right off Tennent Road in Morganville, near the intersection of Rt. 18.

The four Monmouth County cases are:

• A 66-year-old Hazlet woman who attended the Golden Age adult daycare. She was admitted to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, where she is currently being treated. Her condition is unknown.
• An 83-year-old Hazlet woman who also attended the Golden Age adult daycare. She was also admitted to Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, and is in stable condition.
• A 27-year-old Little Silver man who was treated at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, but has since been discharged and is in isolation at home. He attended the Biogen conference in Boston and is thought to have contracted the virus there, along with dozens of others. He is said to be recovering.
• His younger sister, a 17-year-old teenager at Red Bank Regional High School. Her diagnosis prompted the shutdown of Red Bank Regional.

"The Golden Age Adult Day Care Program, where both of these individuals were clients, has voluntarily closed and is working in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Health and the Monmouth County Health Department," said Monmouth County officials.

The best defense against the coronavirus is to practice safe respiratory hygiene and take steps to prevent the spread of germs including washing hands, covering coughs and sneezes, and staying home when sick.

However, residents should be aware that as investigations into these four cases continue, additional cases may be identified, warned Monmouth County officials.

“Again we would like to reiterate that it is important to have factual, up to date information about the coronavirus,” said Monmouth County Freeholder Deputy Director Sue Kiley. “If you have questions, go directly to the CDC, the New Jersey Department of Health or the Monmouth County Health Department.”

There have been social media reports of individuals going door to door claiming to be from the CDC. The CDC is not deploying teams of people to go door to door and conduct surveillance, so people should not let these individuals in their homes or speak with them.

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