The Health Department investigated 35 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending March 18, 2021. In line with trends across New Jersey, Mercer County is now back in the Orange/High-transmission zone - more information and statistics can be found here. The majority of recent cases in Hopewell Valley have been among working adults and teenagers. Household transmission is common. Please reinforce social distancing measures with your children and do not dismiss allergy symptoms as spring weather arrives.
The Hopewell Valley Regional School District will offer testing on March 24th and April 9th in Pennington - https://www.hvrsd.org/article/421761?org=hvrsd. Continued precautions, including testing and isolation, will help us limit transmission and slow the spread of COVID-19 variants.