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Millions more people in New Jersey are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 following an announcement by Governor Phil Murphy to extend implementation on Wednesday.

People living, working or studying in New Jersey who are 65 or older can now get an appointment to get a shot, the governor said. Smokers as well as people aged 16 to 64 with certain medical conditions are also eligible.

There are about 4.47 million who are eligible for vaccination on Thursday: Two million smokers, 1.47 million people over the age of 65 and up to 1 million people with other chronic diseases.

People are still being asked to pre-register on the state’s website. Residents who have pre-registered with the state should receive a notice about when to schedule an appointment, Murphy said. The state will then provide a link where you can choose a vaccination site and then make an appointment with the facility’s website.

More than 1.2 million people were pre-registered on the state site as of Wednesday,

There were 3,638 people in the 71 state hospitals with the coronavirus or a case examined from 10pm Wednesday, at 88.7 less than the 3,726 in the previous 24-hour period.

Hospitals have been between about 3,500 and 3,800 for more than a month.

Murphy on Wednesday unveiled 6,922 additional COVID-19 cases – a single daily record – and another 95 deaths.

The seven-day average for newly confirmed cases rose to 5,679 on Wednesday, up 22% from a week ago and 18% from a month ago. This is the highest average of seven days in the outbreak so far, although the lack of testing in the spring probably undercut the extent of the infections in the first wave.

At 277,118 doses of vaccine were administered in New Jersey from shortly before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the most recent update the state has provided on its dashboard. Of the vaccinations, 245,785 were the first doses. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccinations each require two shots.

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Here’s an overview of the latest coronavirus news in New Jersey and elsewhere:

It’s time for NJ teachers to get COVID vaccination, say lawmakers: New Jersey can no longer wait to vaccinate its teachers against the coronavirus and must expand the admission as soon as possible, two lawmakers in the Republic said Wednesday.

The state has already vaccinated health workers, nursing home residents as well as police officers, firefighters and inmates.

Educators in New Jersey are in Phase 1b of the state vaccination program, a group that also includes first responders, food service workers, day care workers and public transportation workers.

Applications for an NJ gun permit are strong. How fear brought an unprecedented question: According to state statistics and gun owners, New Jersey has witnessed an unprecedented increase in gun and firearm applications. Up and down the state, from cities like Hoboken to suburban towns like Brick, residents come in large quantities to buy guns. This causes major delays in the process of investigating law enforcement, and weapons cannot keep their shelves in stock.

According to the New Jersey State Police, in 2020, 442,144 applications for gun permits were filed. This is an incredible increase of 332% compared to the 102,270 submitted in 2019.

NJ prison with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the country will get vaccinated next week: The federal prison in Fort Dix, which currently has the most positive cases of coronavirus from any federal correctional facility, will receive the COVID-19 vaccine next week, NJ Advance Media has learned.

James Reiser, the prison’s case management coordinator, said in a court document on Wednesday that the prison expects to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on January 19. It will be administered according to the policies of the Bureau of Prisons, although it is unclear. how many doses the prison will initially receive, Reiser said.

NJ School District plans to remain virtual for the rest of the school year due to COVID: Hillside Public Schools will remain remote for the rest of the academic year due to the coronavirus, interim superintendent Robert Gregory announced in a letter to parents on Tuesday.

The plan will remain in place unless trends in the coronavirus go in a better direction, whether there is new legislation, executive order or guidance from the state, the letter reads.

This is the first district that NJ Advance Media has learned of plans to remain remote throughout the year.

Only 15% of the COVID NJ vaccine saved for long-term care was used: When government officials announced that long-term care residents and staff would be one of the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, it made sense to discuss 215,000 doses of weekly consignments from the federal government for that purpose.

But a month after New Jersey received its first vaccine delivery and 2 1/2 weeks after vaccination began in nursing homes, only 15% of the vaccine took it out of the freezer and into someone’s arm.

COVID concerns cause schools to cancel winter sports. Here is the latest list: As indoor, winter sports begin, at least 14 schools in New Jersey have canceled, delayed, or restricted their seasons due to the safety issues for their athletes during the coronavirus pandemic.

Burlington City was the first cancellation in October, and the list has grown to double digits this week as practices in basketball, bowling and fencing began Monday.

Respected NJ police officer dies after a brave fight against COVID, officials say: A Newark police officer died Wednesday of coronavirus complications, which was his seventh member of the state’s largest local police force to succumb to the virus, his family and officials said.

Officer Hector Moya was 55. He served more than two decades at Newark Police.

US Affairs: According to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, at least 84,784 of the approximately 23.1 million to test positive for the coronavirus in the US.

Global affairs: According to the center, the coronavirus resulted in approximately 1.98 million deaths in 191 provinces from 07:00 on Thursday. More than 92.4 million have been infected since the outbreak in December 2019. At least 51.1 million have recovered.

NJ Advance Media writers Matt Arco, Joe Atmonavage, Karin Price Mueller, Adam Clark, Brent Johnson, Alex Napoliello and Rebecca Panico contributed to this report.

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