New Jersey reported on Saturday another 3,411 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 47 additional deaths associated with the virus, while about 961,000 people have now received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and about 336,000 have been completely vaccinated.
The Garden State’s average of seven days for newly confirmed positive cases is now 3,253, up 4.5% from a week ago but up 42% from a month ago.
The number of coronavirus patients in New Jersey’s hospitals dropped for the ninth consecutive day and dropped to 2,514 on Friday night. This is 11% lower than a week ago and 34% from a recent high of 3,802 on 23 December.
The nationwide shipping rate reported on Saturday was 0.84, up from 0.81 the previous day. This is the first time since February 2 that the rate has risen after falling steadily over the past 11 days. Any number below 1 indicates that the outbreak of the state is slowing down.
The nationwide positivity rate for tests conducted on Tuesday, the latest day available, was 7.27%, based on 54,206 tests.
Government Phil Murphy announced the update on social media while he will remain in quarantine after an unknown member of his family tested positive for the virus on Wednesday. Murphy said he tested negative Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the governor announced Friday that a limited number of parents in New Jersey will be allowed to see their children play indoor high school and youth sports again after being banned from the stands. The new rules limit participants to two parents or guardians per athlete for indoor games and competitions. But the total spectators may not exceed 35% of the room’s capacity or 150 people.
Officials also announced Friday that New Jersey has recorded five new cases of the highly contagious coronavirus variant first discovered in the UK, bringing the state’s total to 38.
New Jersey has now reported 663,416 positive cases of coronavirus from more than 9.9 million PCR tests in the more than 11 months since the outbreak of the state. 80,403 positive antigen tests were also performed. These cases are considered probable and health officials have warned that the positive antigen tests may overlap with the confirmed PCR tests, as they are sometimes given at the same time.
The state of 9 million people also reported that 22,440 residents died in the time from complications related to COVID-19 – 20,194 confirmed deaths and 2,246 considered probable.
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There are 1,298,028 doses of vaccines administered in New Jersey as of Saturday, Murphy announced. Of these, 961,449 were the first of two doses that people would receive, while 336,002 were the second.
That is out of more than 1.77 million doses the state has received from the federal government, according to a running version of the federal Centers for Disease Control.
COUNTRY-TO-COUNTRY AFFAIRS (sorted by most new)
- Bergen County: 64,453 confirmed cases (377 new), 2,276 confirmed deaths (277 likely)
- Essex County: 63,729 confirmed cases (342 new), 2,340 confirmed deaths (261 likely)
- Middlesex County: 63,962 confirmed cases (340 new), 1803 confirmed deaths (222 likely)
- Hudson County: 59,990 confirmed cases (325 new), 1,765 confirmed deaths (177 likely)
- Ocean County: 48,714 confirmed cases (315 new), 1,648 confirmed deaths (111 likely)
- Monmouth County: 48,131 confirmed cases (283 new), 1,227 confirmed deaths (114 likely)
- Passaic County: 49,890 confirmed cases (233 new), 1474 confirmed deaths (167 likely)
- Union County: 46,682 confirmed cases (217 new), 1,523 confirmed deaths (192 likely)
- Morris County: 30,021 confirmed cases (185 new), 874 confirmed deaths (222 likely)
- Burlington County: 29,538 confirmed cases (126 new), 663 confirmed deaths (52 likely)
- Camden County: 37,895 confirmed cases (117 new), 1,017 confirmed deaths (74 likely)
- Somerset County: 17,520 confirmed cases (101 new), 670 confirmed deaths (99 likely)
- Mercer County: 24,975 confirmed cases (95 new), 809 confirmed deaths (39 likely)
- Atlantic County: 18,621 confirmed cases (78 new), 503 confirmed deaths (25 likely)
- Gloucester County: 20,123 confirmed cases (72 new), 493 confirmed deaths (24 likely)
- Sussex County: 7449 confirmed cases (48 new), 206 confirmed deaths (61 likely)
- Hunterdon County: 5842 confirmed cases (46 new), 101 confirmed deaths (54 likely)
- Cumberland County: 11,498 confirmed cases (42 new), 316 confirmed deaths (20 likely)
- Warren County: 5,915 confirmed cases (31 new), 191 confirmed deaths (18 likely)
- Cape May County: 3,465 confirmed cases (15 new), 150 confirmed deaths (25 likely)
- Salem County: 4,060 confirmed cases (10 new), 145 confirmed deaths (12 likely)
VACCINATIONS BY COUNTRY
- ATLANTIC COUNTRY – 40 254 doses administered
- BERGEN COUNTY – 146 058 doses administered
- BURLINGTON COUNTY – 65 960 doses administered
- CAMDEN COUNTY – 75 397 doses administered
- CAPE MAY COUNTY – 18 877 doses administered
- CUMBERLAND COUNTY – 18 772 doses administered
- ESSEX COUNTRY – 106 760 doses administered
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY – 45 439 doses administered
- HUDSON COUNTY – 59,472 doses administered
- HUNTERDON COUNTY – 17 633 doses administered
- COMMERCIAL PLANT – 35 611 doses administered
- MIDDLESEX COUNTRY – 97 765 doses administered
- MONMOUTH COUNTY – 98 110 doses administered
- MORRIS COUNTY – 93., 451 doses administered
- OCEAN COUNTY – 78 142 doses administered
- PASSAIC COUNTY – 60 588 doses administered
- SALEM COUNTY – 8,321 doses administered
- SOMERSET COUNTY – 49 967 doses administered
- SUSSEX COUNTRY – 19,977 doses administered
- UNION COUNTRY – 63 977 doses administered
- WARREN-LAND – 12 424 doses administered
- UNKNOWN LAND – 42 301 doses administered
- OUTSIDE – 42 772 doses administered
HOSPITALIZATIONS
There were 2,514,2565 patients admitted to the hospital with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in the 71 hospitals in New Jersey – 51 fewer than the previous night.
This included 519 in critical or intensive care (six less than the previous night), with 343 fans (seven more).
According to the state dashboard, 295 COVID-19 patients were also discharged.
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
According to New Jersey, there are 142 COVID-19 outbreaks at school, which according to the latest numbers have resulted in 671 cases among students, teachers and school staff.
According to the state’s dashboard, the outbreaks – defined as cases in which it was confirmed that people contracted or transmitted the virus in the classroom or during academic activities – were reported.
These numbers do not include students or staff who are suspected of being infected outside the school, or cases that cannot be confirmed as outbreaks in the school. Although the numbers continue to rise every week, Murphy said the statistics for school outbreaks are lower than government officials expected when schools reopened for personal classes.
New Jersey defines school outbreaks as cases where contact detectives determined that two or more students or school staff caught or transmitted COVID-19 in the classroom or during academic activities at school.
There are about 1.4 million students and teachers across the country, although the teaching methods vary amidst the outbreak, some are personal, others are hybrid and others are anything but.
AGE BREAKS OUT
Degraded by age, those aged 30 to 49 form the largest percentage of New Jersey residents who contracted the virus (31%), followed by those aged 50-64 (23.4%), 18-29 (19.4). %), 65 -79 (11%), 5-17 (8.2%), 80 and older (5.1%) and 0-4 (1.7%).
On average, the virus was more deadly to older residents, especially those with a pre-existing condition. Nearly half of COVID-19 deaths were among residents 80 and older (47.36%), followed by 65-79 (32.7%), 50-64 (15.55%), 30-49 ( 4.02%), 18-29 (0.36%), 5-17 (0%) and 0-4 (0.02%).
At least 7,846 of the COVID-19 deaths in the state were among residents and staff members at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
There are currently active outbreaks at 339 facilities, resulting in 6,940 active cases among residents and 7,148 among staff members.
GENERAL NUMBERS
More than 108.3 million positive COVID-19 tests were done around the world early Saturday afternoon, according to a running score from Johns Hopkins University. More than 2.38 million people have died from coronavirus-related complications.
The U.S. reported the most cases, more than 27.5 million, and the most deaths, more than 481,300.
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