Coronavirus+ Little Silver Man Has Sibling At Red Bank Regional

RED BANK, NJ — As of Tuesday, there are still only two individuals in Monmouth County who tested positive for the coronavirus: A Hazlet woman in her 80s, who is currently hospitalized, and a 27-year-old Little Silver man, who is self-quarantining at home.

However, because the Little Silver man has a sibling who attends Red Bank Regional High School, the high school was closed Tuesday, March 10 so the building could undergo a deep cleaning, said Red Bank superintendent Louis Moore.

Right now, Red Bank Regional will only be closed for one day, Tuesday only, he said.

"We received a report from the Monmouth County Health Commission that a resident of Little Silver tested 'presumed positive' for COVID-19," said Moore in statement to parents. "The resident has a sibling who attends Red Bank Regional, but at the present time no one else in the family has been tested for the virus. As a precautionary measure, RBR will be closed 3/10/2020, so the custodial staff can perform additional deep cleaning of the building."

It is believed that the Little Silver man contracted the virus while attending a Biogen conference in February, said Monmouth County health officials. As many as twenty three people who attended that conference have been diagnosed with coronavirus; all are currently self-quarantining at home.

The Little Silver man has been self quarantined at his home since March 1, said the town of Little Silver in a statement.

"He appears to be recovering at home," said Little Silver in a statement.

The 83-year-old Hazlet woman is currently in stable condition at Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. County health officials are not releasing any further information about how she may have contracted the virus.

As of Tuesday, coronavirus has killed just over 4,000 people worldwide, 27 of those here in the U.S. However, to date 64,000 people who contracted the virus have fully recovered, according to the latest data. Health officials maintain that hand washing and staying home when sick will keep most people safe.

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