Moorestown Saw Fewest Number Of New COVID Cases In May: Mayor

MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown had just 27 new cases of the coronavirus for the entire month of May, Mayor Nicole Gillespie said on Tuesday.

It is the lowest monthly count for Moorestown since the pandemic began in March 2020. Month-by-month totals as posted by Gillespie on her official Facebook page can be found below.

She made the announcement after New Jersey reported just 177 new cases statewide over the weekend, the lowest daily number since July 19 and July 20, 2020 when the Garden State reported 144 and 177 cases, respectively. Read more here: NJ COVID Numbers Hit Lowest Levels In A Year As Vaccines Pushed

Gov. Phil Murphy said the fact that more than 4.2 million people have been fully vaccinated – nearing the state's goal of getting 4.7 million immunized by June 30th – has helped bring the COVID cases down dramatically.

“And 72% of Moorestown residents 18+ are fully vaccinated,” Gillespie said. “Great job and sincere thanks for all the sacrifices you made so that we could get through this together.”

There have been 1,494 coronavirus cases and 80 deaths in Moorestown since the pandemic began more than a year ago. Countywide, there have been 38,367 cases and 813 deaths. There have been 97 probable deaths.