NJ officials work to quash Lakewood COVID-19 hotspot

Clip: 10/2/2020 | 3m 25sVideo has Closed Captions | CC

Over the past few weeks, Ocean County has led the state in the number of new COVID cases.

Facing a spiking COVID-19 rate in Lakewood and Ocean County, NJ health officials met at a roundtable to discuss how best to quash this latest flare-up of the virus. It's possibly the result of large religious observances or social events with lax safety measures like mask wearing. Rabbis in the predominantly Orthodox Jewish community said they've implored people to wear masks and social distance.

Aired 10/02/2020

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