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HIGHLANDS - Elizabeth Dellapietro s dog was enjoying the backyard last week when an aggressive, rabid raccoon attacked.
The 63-year-old Highlands resident said the raccoon would not let go of her dog, Tilly, a 10-pound chihuahua mix. When I heard my dog scream in pain, I ran outside and I picked up a metal watering can and beat it (the raccoon) on its back to let go of my dog, she said.
The attack resulted in hundreds of dollars in veterinary bills and multiple trips to the hospital for rabies vaccines, Dellapietrio said.
Now she wants to warn the surrounding community of the danger.
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The rate of increase in the number of coronavirus cases has slowed in Ocean County. Take a look at town-by-town counts. (Shutterstock)
OCEAN COUNTY, NJ The increase in Ocean County s coronavirus case rate slowed again, after a few weeks of a spike in cases
(see town-by-town totals below).
Ocean County recorded 63,752 cases of the coronavirus through Friday, according to the Ocean County Health Department. That is an increase of 999 cases, or 1.59 percent, from April 16, when 62,753 cases were reported.
Variants of the virus that spread more quickly have played some part in the increase in cases.
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The New Jersey Department of Health s most recent COVID-19 Activity Level Report, issued Thursday for the week ending April 17, shows most of the state remains in the orange high risk zone, with a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people.
“In Ocean County, we have plenty of vaccine available and you can pretty much call up today and if you want to get a vaccination shot we’ll be able to get you a shot sometime tomorrow,” Quinn said during a meeting Wednesday night of the county Board of Commissioners. “So we re asking people to please get the word out, because a lot of people are still sitting out there on the fence, not sure whether or not they want to do it or not, or are not believing that it’s available.”
Ocean County residents may call 732-380-5079 or 833-544-0288 with general questions about the pandemic and the vaccine.
TOMS RIVER - Next-day appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine from the Ocean County Health Department are now possible, said county Director Gary Quinn on Wednesday.
“In Ocean County, we have plenty of vaccine available and you can pretty much call up today and if you want to get a vaccination shot we’ll be able to get you a shot sometime tomorrow,” Quinn said during a meeting Wednesday night of the county Board of Commissioners. “So we re asking people to please get the word out, because a lot of people are still sitting out there on the fence, not sure whether or not they want to do it or not, or are not believing that it’s available.”