Coronavirus

About 60 percent of all township residents’ deaths attributable to the coronavirus occurred in nursing homes, according to state health officials. Data released April 20 by the state Department of Health showed that 178 nursing home residents tested positive for the virus, while 30 died from it. Township-wide, as of April 20, 680 residents have tested positive for coronavirus, while …

Another 24 township residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and two more have died from coronavirus, the township Office of Emergency Management reported April 19. The newest totals are 663 positive cases, with 45 deaths, according to OEM. The joint Somerset-Hunterdon drive-through testing center at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg will wind up its first round of testing on …

More than two dozen new positive coronavirus cases and two more virus-related deaths were reported in the township, the Office of Emergency Management said April 18. The 28 new patients brings the township’s total to 639, and the two new deaths brings the township’s total to 43. The joint Somerset-Hunterdon drive-through testing center at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg …

The number of township residents infected with the coronavirus grew to 611, and the number of deaths increased by one to 41, the township reported on April 17. Franklin now has about 31 percent of all of the more than 2,000 coronavirus cases in Somerset County, as well as 31 percent of all of the 132 deaths. The joint Somerset-Hunterdon …

Schools Superintendent John Ravally said the district is “certainly” looking at alternatives to the traditional high school graduation. In the wake of Gov. Phil Murphy’s order closing all schools until at least mid-May, the township schools superintendent said April 16 that the district is “certainly” looking at options to the traditional June graduation. Speaking during a virtual Town Hall hosted …

Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said at a town hall meeting that rules closing the various parks in the township will be enforced by the police department. (File photo.) The township police department is stepping up its enforcement of prohibitions against gatherings in Franklin, state and county parks, a township official said April 16. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said in a …

Volunteers check in a person at the RVCC drive-through testing center. Cases of coronavirus among Franklin Township residents continue to increase, with 27 new cases and five additional deaths reported by the township’s Office of Emergency Management on April 16. The new totals are 597 cases and 40 deaths, according to the OEM. April 16 was also the first day …

County, state and federal officials were given an introduction to teh new Somerset-Hunterdon counties COVID-19 testing site on April 15. The site is located at Raritan Valley Community College in Branchburg. Plans are to allocate 150 tests per day for each of the initial three days of testing: April 16, 17 and 20. William Stahl, the county’s health and public …

The number of township residents testing positive for the coronavirus swelled by 33, while 11 more residents were reported to have succumbed to the disease on April 15. The totals now stand at 570 positive cases and 35 deaths, according to the township Office of Emergency Management. Franklin residents represent about one-third of all coronavirus deaths in Somerset County and …

Gov. Phil Murphy displayed this chart during his April 6 coronavirus update. A state-issued chart listing 08873 as one of seven New Jersey ZIP Codes that are expected to yield the most coronavirus cases in the near future caused some consternation among township officials when it was released. Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has in the days following the chart’s release …