WOODBRIDGE - Two people in Wooodbridge tested presumptive positively for the new coronavirus, Mayor John E. McCormac announced on Friday.

State health officials advised the Woodbridge Township Department of Health & Human Services that two elderly township residents had tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Presumptive positive means the person tested positive in state labs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ultimately confirms the test. So far, 100 percent of the state's positive tests have been confirmed.

The two township residents are identified as a husband and wife in their mid-70s and both are currently hospitalized. "The township Department of Health and Human Services is in constant communication with the New Jersey Department of Health and is actively investigating any social contact regarding the elderly residents," said McCormac. On a related matter, McCormac reported that the Woodbridge Township School District Administration will close township schools Mon., March 16 through Fri., March 20.