For first time since early April, a N.J. county reports no new cases of the coronavirus - NJ.com

For the first time since April 5, no new positive coronavirus cases were reported in Cape May County Wednesday.

The county also said that as the number of testing locations has increased, and that the rate of positive test has decreased - to 2.5% for the week of May 17 to May 23.

“Our Health Department has done amazing work with the health community and now private companies who are stepping up to providing COVID-19 testing,” Cape May County Freeholder Jeff Pierson, who is the liaison to the county health department, said.

The results coincide with the decline in the total number of reported coronavirus cases in New Jersey.