Asbury Park indoor mask mandate, COVID hospitalizations numbers

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The city of Asbury Park has implemented an indoor mask mandate. With the sudden rise of COVID cases, the city has imposed a mask mandate that takes effect today.

Masks will be required in all indoor public settings such as:

• government facilities

• restaurants

• supermarkets

• gyms

• barbershops

• banks

• hotels

• places of worship

Children under 3 will be exempt. All areas of "indoor public accommodation" must post signs notifying customers of the mandate.

COVID hospitalizations are still rising but are now seeing a small daily increase since the Christmas Eve surge. Hospitals in New Jersey treated 5,621 patients suffering from COVID-19 as of Thursday. The hospitals are still seeing significant new COVID-19 infections among staff too. On Thursday, 684 new staff members tested positive.

Currently, 503 long term care facilities in the state have active COVID outbreaks:

• with 5,034 residents infected

• with 8,073 staff having tested positive

Among the hospitalized:

• 781 needed intensive care treatment

• 373 were on ventilators

All increases from the prior day. The state has asked for medical strike teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help aid hospital staff. The National Guard will be deploying 150 personnel to nursing homes starting Monday to help with basic tasks.

NJ COVID VACCINE SITES

Here's the updated list of sites in Monmouth and Ocean counties offering COVID-19 vaccines, according to the state Department of Health.

VaccineFinder.gov is a free online website that will help you find and secure a local appointment with simple instructions.

Monmouth County

• Bayshore Medical Center, Holmdel: Registrations online only at hackensackmeridianhealth.org/covid19

• CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township: Registrations online only at www.centrastate.com/vaccine

• Community Health Center of Asbury Park: 1301 Main St.; 732-774-6333; vnachc.org/

• CVS Pharmacy: 3391 Route 35, Hazlet, 470 Route 36, Highlands, 71 South Broadway, Long Branch; 800-746-7287; cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine.

• Freehold Family Health Center: 579 Park Ave.; 732-294-2540; vnachc.org/

• Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune: Registrations online only at hackensackmeridianhealth.org/covid19

• Keyport Community Health Center: 35 Broad St.; 732-888-4149; https://vnachc.org/

• Monmouth County Health Department: 50 East Main St.; 732-431-7456; visitmonmouth.com/health

• Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch: Registrations online only at www.rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine.

• Ocean Health Initiatives: 3600 Route 66; Neptune; 732-363-6655; ohinj.org

• Red Bank Primary Care Center: 188 East Bergen Pl.; 732-219-6620; vnachc.org/

• Rite Aid: 1360 Route 36, Hazlet; 596 Shrewsbury Ave., Tinton Falls; 4057 Asbury Ave., Suite 8, Tinton Falls; 75 South Main St., Neptune; 200 Wilson Ave., Middletown; 149 Main St., Manasquan; riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier

• Riverview Medical Center: 1 Riverview Plaza, Red Bank; 732-741-2700.

• Sam's Club: 320 W. Main St., Freehold, 732-780-0734

• ShopRite: 280 Route 9; Marlboro; or 3120 Route 35; Hazlet; vaccines.shoprite.com

• Walmart: 4900 Route 9, Howell, 732-886-9111; 326 W. Main, Freehold, 732-780-3484; 3575 Route 66, Neptune, 732-918-0441.

Ocean County

• CHEMED: 1771 Madison Ave., Lakewood; 732-364-6666; chemedhealth.org

• Community Medical Center, Toms River: Registrations online only at www.rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine.

• CVS Pharmacy: 1600 Route 35, Seaside Heights; 421 Lacey Rd., Manchester; 800-746-7287; cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine

• Long Beach Island Health Department: 609-492-1212; lbihealth.com

• Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Lakewood: Registrations online only at www.rwjbh.org/covid19vaccine.

• Ocean County Health Department: Multiple locations: 800-342 9738; www.ochd.org/covid19-vaccine-update/

• Ocean Health Initiatives: 10 Stockton Drive, Toms River; 101 2nd St., Lakewood; 798 Route 539, Little Egg Harbor; 732-363-6655; ohinj.org.

• Ocean Medical Center, Brick: 732-836-4144; hackensackmeridianhealth.org/covid19

• Rite Aid: 3258 Bridge Ave., Point Pleasant; 159 East Kennedy Blvd., Lakewood; 1041 Burnt Tavern Rd., Brick; 1 North New Prospect Rd., Jackson; riteaid.com/pharmacy/covid-qualifier

• Southern Ocean Medical Center: 1173 Beacon Ave., Stafford; 609-597-6011; hackensackmeridianhealth.org/covid19

• ShopRite: 297 Route 72, Stafford; and 860 Fischer Blvd., Toms River; vaccines.shoprite.com

Local case numbers

We have the town-by-town breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Please have a safe enjoyable weekend. I'll be back in your inbox next week.

Best,

~Tamara Walker, Lead News Assistant ~

I can be reached at twalker@gannettnj.com or Twitter @twilderapp

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