Authorities: More than 2 dozen Jersey Shore lifeguards test positive for coronavirus

Authorities say more than two dozen lifeguards from Harvey Cedars and Surf City, neighboring boroughs on Long Beach Island, have tested positive for coronavirus after having been together socially.

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Jul 27, 2020, 11:00 AM

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Updated 1,608 days ago

Authorities say more than two dozen lifeguards from Harvey Cedars and Surf City, neighboring boroughs on Long Beach Island, have tested positive for coronavirus after having been together socially.

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Mayor Jonathan Oldham, of Harvey Cedars, said island health officials alerted the borough to the cluster Thursday. The lifeguards were being quarantined until they are cleared by doctors.

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Harvey Cedars said Saturday 17 lifeguards, all of whom had “attended a party in Surf City,” had tested positive for COVID-19.

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The island’s health director earlier said a dozen Surf City lifeguards had tested positive.

AP wire services helped contribute to this report.