Monmouth County Parks Closed Following State Park Order

Freehold NJ

08 April, 2020

3:49 PM

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FREEHOLD, NJ — Monmouth County parks are closed as of Wednesday and going forward, as state and county officials try to enforce social distancing amid the outbreak of the new coronavirus. "It is very unfortunate that the state and county parks had to be closed because of the lack of social distancing that has been taking place," Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone said. "We cannot stress enough that social distancing is the only tool we have to fight COVID-19. We need everyone to do their part to flatten the curve by staying at least six feet away from each other and staying home when feeling sick." Arnone said entrances to parks and golf courses will be gated or barricaded and anyone who walks in, runs in or bicycles into any of the parks will be told to leave. Don't miss local and New Jersey announcements about coronavirus precautions. Sign up for Patch alerts and daily newsletters. The parks will still be patrolled, officials said. Marina services are suspended but owners will have access to their boats. The closure order will remain in place until Gov. Phil Murphy lifts the statewide state of emergency, officials said. As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 47,437 positive tests for COVID-19 in New Jersey, and 1,504 people have died from it, according to the state health department. There were 86 deaths in Monmouth County and 3,042 cases as of Wednesday afternoon, county officials said. Read more: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know The town-by-town totals in Monmouth County as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Monmouth County health officials, were as follows: Aberdeen: 80Allenhurst: 1Allentown: 2Asbury Park: 60Atlantic Highlands: 10Avon-by-the-Sea: 9Belmar: 4Bradley Beach: 13Brielle: 18Colts Neck: 41Deal: 20Eatontown: 82Englishtown: 9Fair Haven: 15Farmingdale: 10Freehold Borough: 78Freehold Township: 226Hazlet: 115Highlands: 11Holmdel: 100Howell: 274Keansburg: 44Keyport: 34Lake Como: 6Little Silver: 24Loch Arbour: 1Long Branch: 152Manalapan: 252Manasquan: 21Marlboro: 239Matawan: 73Middletown: 254Millstone: 35Monmouth Beach: 12Neptune City: 16Neptune Township: 156Ocean: 140Oceanport: 32Red Bank: 60Roosevelt: 2Rumson: 23Sea Bright: 8Sea Girt: 8Shrewsbury Borough: 21Shrewsbury Township: 4Spring Lake: 6Spring Lake Heights: 11Tinton Falls: 51Union Beach: 15Upper Freehold: 23Wall: 102West Long Branch: 35Unknown: 4Have a news tip? Email [email protected] Follow Freehold Patch on Facebook.