Lakewood community leaders believe more than 50 township residents have R”L been Niftar so far as a result of COVID-19. Lakewood has 1,263 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to the county health department’s latest tally. Fifty deaths would mean a local death ratio of 4%.
A letter sent Friday to local residents said there have been 50 Levayos held in recent weeks tied to the pandemic.
Rabbi Aaron Kotler (CEO of Beth Medrash Govoha) one of the nine community leaders who jointly authored the letter, said that about 45 of those victims were Lakewood residents.
The remainder were from Brooklyn or other sections of New York.
Additionally, there are tens of Lakewood residents in critical condition still on respirators in area hospital.
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I would predict that a majority of Lakewood/frum areas had the virus but testing was not available which means that this terrible mageifa had a low percentage of deaths. That being said it took from us in the tri state area our crown jewels our most beloved choshiva loved people. May hashem send us the koach to get out of this horrible situation and bring us the geula bkarov
I wholeheartedly hear your prayer for Hashem to send us koach and bring us the geulah b’karov. But perhaps He already has answered and is answering these prayers? Perhaps we have the koach right this very second to realize that our place is not here with goyim and goyishe values and goyish medical services, but rather in Eretz Yisroel with Jews who know (sometimes only deep inside) that their raison d’etre is to better the world and build a society of Torah and values? Do you realize that NYC, NJ. and Israel all have about the same population sizes – but in NYC, 9000 have died, in NJ – 4100, and in Israel – 172?!?!? Don’t we believe that Hashem speaks to us via current events?!?!??!??!?!?!?!!?? Please!!!!!!!