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N.J. reports 1,717 COVID cases, 23 deaths as outbreak continues to slow

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New Jersey on Saturday reported another 1,717 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 more confirmed deaths as the statewide transmission rate continued to decrease, a sign the outbreak is shrinking for now.

New Jersey’s statewide rate of transmission dropped again to 0.91 Saturday from 0.92 Friday. It was 0.94 on Thursday. A transmission rate below 1 indicates that each infected person is passing the virus to less than one other person, which causes case numbers to drop.

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FARM STORES GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION

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Toms River: Yesterday Farm Stores on Route 37 had their Grand Opening Celebration. There was giveaways, a gift auction, food and drink samples, face painting, activities for the kids, balloon animals, real animals-2 goats, and Radio Personality Shawn Michaels from Ocean Countys #1 Radio Station WOBM that had games to play like cornhole and giant connect four. It was a fun time for all those who attended throughout the day.

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New Jersey coronavirus update: COVID-19 outbreaks impact schools in Toms River and Passaic Co.

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TOMS RIVER, New Jersey (WABC) — School districts in New Jersey reported 39 outbreaks this week with 219 total cases – an increase from 23 outbreaks last week.

School outbreaks are defined as cases where three or more unrelated people tested positive after contracting the virus at school.

One concerning outbreak is developing in Toms River where hundreds of students are out of class due to COVID-19 either because they tested positive for the virus or because of quarantine, according the school district website.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the district reported 223 students and 33 staff members with confirmed cases. Those figures represent total cases since the school year began and not current active infections. Another 864 students and 26 staff members are currently quarantined.

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Nearly 900 Students In Toms River In COVD Quarantine Following District-Wide Outbreak

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TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – Nearly 900 students in Toms River are in COVID quarantine after a district-wide outbreak of the virus.

That means one in 14 students in Toms River have either had COVID or been impacted by the virus since the start of the school year.

Some blame the district’s lax mask policy for the recent spike.

As CBS2’s Jessica Moore reports, sophomore Navaeh Darby contracted COVID at Toms River High School South just days into the new school year.

“On the first day of school, a lot of people didn’t wear their masks,” Darby said. “You’re accumulating all their germs, so now I had COVID, and it was horrible.”

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N.J. reports 1,608 COVID cases, 20 deaths. Transmission rate remains below key benchmark

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New Jersey on Wednesday reported another 1,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 more confirmed deaths a day while the statewide rate of transmission remained below the key benchmark indicating that the outbreak is not expanding for a second day.

The seven-day average for confirmed positive tests dropped to 1,730, down 10% from a week ago, but up 2% from a month ago. The seven-day average for new confirmed cases fell below 1,800 on Sunday for the first time since Sept. 11.

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Over 200 Toms River Regional Schools students have tested positive

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More than 200 students in the Toms River Regional Schools have now tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the school year – and even more are currently home on quarantine.

According to data shared on the school homepage, roughly 1.5% of the student body has tested positive out of 14,500 students.

Health and school officials say the numbers are consistent with the rate of transmission currently seen in a county like Ocean with a high rate of spread.

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Toms River Schools Fought The Mask Mandate, Now Experiencing A COVID-19 Crisis

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TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Regional School District has been one of the staunchest opponents of the Phil Murphy school mask mandate and now, they’re paying for it according to the Star Ledger. District officials cited the high temperatures at the beginning of the school year as the reason why students were not required to wear face masks, but now, 217 students and 33 employees have tested positive for the virus, the paper reported today.

The district has 887 students now in COVID-19 quarantine with a higher rate of infection per student and staff than any other district in New Jersey.

School board member Joseph Nardini, a Republican has lead the charge against the Murphy mask mandate. In May, Nardini sent a letter of disapproval to the governor over the new school mask mandate.

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More than 1,100 Toms River students out after COVID mask-optional opening

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TOMS RIVER – More than 1,100 public school students are out this week due to COVID-19, either through quarantine or because they tested positive for the virus, according to school district data.

The mounting infections and “close contact” occurred during a new school year that began Sept. 8 under a mask-optional policy implemented by district leaders, who have faced sometimes loud and vociferous pushback from parents opposed to Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order mandating masks in schools.

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NJ teacher charged with using fake doctor’s note to avoid mask mandate

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A Jersey gym teacher allegedly forged a doctor’s note to try to avoid the statewide coronavirus-related mask mandate in schools, authorities said Monday.

Gayle Hadley, 53, of Toms River, was arrested on Thursday and charged with one count of uttering and one count of falsifying medical records, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The district flagged the doctor’s note submitted by Hadley to local authorities, which determined the teacher had tried to claim a fake medical exemption from the mask policy earlier this month, prosecutor’s said.

Face coverings in New Jersey schools are mandatory with few exemptions, such as “documented medical condition or disability,” according to Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order issued in August.

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On the Border bringing Tex-Mex food to Ocean County Mall

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TOMS RIVER – Tex-Mex restaurant On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is coming to Ocean County Mall, the mall announced Monday.

The restaurant is expected to open next spring at Ocean County Mall’s new lifestyle center. It will be located next to P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, which is currently under construction.

This will be the restaurant chain’s fourth location in New Jersey, and the first at the Jersey Shore. The restaurant touts its margaritas, house-made salsa, and mesquite-grilled fajitas.

It adds to the other new restaurants at Ocean County Mall: Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, and B.J.’s Restaurant & Brewhouse and Turning Point, a breakfast, lunch and brunch restaurant, which held its grand opening event on Monday morning.

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