Latest Manalapan Coronavirus Updates

MANALAPAN, NJ — As of Tuesday, March 31 Monmouth County has 1,163 positive cases of the coronavirus/covid-19, and 82 of those cases are in Manalapan.

Sadly, Manalapan has had two deaths from the virus: The first was a 53-year-old man and the second a 98-year-old man who lived outside Manalapan, but was living with his relatives here when he passed away, according to Manalapan Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen.

She said she had no additional information on their prior health conditions.

"We hope that this nightmare ends soon," she said. "The Mayor, myself and the governing body are here to help in any way we can. People can reach out to us."

In total, Monmouth County has had 13 people die from the coronavirus/covid-19 since the outbreak first began. The county would not specify which towns had deaths, but two of those were in Manalapan.

Monmouth County also does not track who recovered from the illness; anyone who does not die is determined recovered.

Mayor McNaboe's number is (732) 439-4484 and Deputy Mayor Susan Cohen is 732-239-5986.

HOSPITALS AND TESTING:

• Hackensack Meridian offers COVID19 testing at its nine urgent care centers in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
• Immediate care of Marlboro is offering a drive-thru COVID19 test in the Marlboro Medical Arts site located at 479 Rt 520 in Marlboro. Testing is by appointment only at (855) 925-5467 ext 0.
• The PNC Bank Arts Center is a regional FEMA drive-thru test location and is open for testing every other day from 8 a.m. to 4pm for up to 500 persons per day. Click here for PNC Arts Test Center info & schedule.
• On every Saturday, the PNC Bank Arts Center site will be dedicated to symptomatic health care workers and first responders -- police, fire, and EMS -- with valid credentials only. The general public will not be able to access this site on Saturdays.
• Central Jersey Urgent Care is testing up to 80 patients daily at Eatontown, Howell and Marlboro.

The March 31 breakdown by municipality is as follows:

• Aberdeen: 35
• Asbury Park: 19
• Atlantic Highlands: 7
• Avon-by-the-Sea: 3
• Belmar: 2
• Bradley Beach: 5
• Brielle: 7
• Colts Neck: 23
• Deal: 6
• Eatontown: 38
• Englishtown: 10
• Fair Haven: 12
• Farmingdale: 6
• Freehold Borough: 9
• Freehold Township: 94
• Hazlet: 45
• Highlands: 5
• Holmdel: 44
• Howell: 84
• Keansburg: 24
• Keyport: 10
• Lake Como: 4
• Little Silver: 15
• Long Branch: 43
• Manalapan: 82
• Manasquan: 14
• Marlboro: 89
• Matawan: 33
• Middletown: 112
• Millstone: 11
• Monmouth Beach: 4
• Neptune City: 7
• Neptune Township: 46
• Ocean: 37
• Oceanport: 13
• Red Bank: 22
• Rumson: 17
• Sea Bright: 2
• Sea Girt: 6
• Shrewsbury Borough: 14
• Shrewsbury Township: 3
• Spring Lake: 5
• Spring Lake Heights: 7
• Tinton Falls: 20
• Union Beach: 1
• Upper Freehold: 10
• Wall: 40
• West Long Branch: 17

Donations of personal protective equipment items are being accepted at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road, in Lincroft, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Monday through Friday. For additional information, or to arrange the drop-off of personal protective equipment, please call 732-842-4000, ext. 4312. The phone number is staffed every day, including weekends.