Health officials in New Jersey again reported 3,791 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday and another 41 confirmed deaths as hospitalizations and the transmission rate continued to fall.
Government Phil Murphy has released the latest figures on social media. The seven-day average for new positive tests is 3,066, which is 9% lower than a week ago and about the same as a month ago.
More than 1 in 3 adults in the state – 2,377,803 – were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 3,694,948, according to the state, received at least one dose as of Friday morning. Eligible for vaccine on Monday up to 16 and older living, working or studying in New Jersey.
The state’s shipping rate dropped to 0.91 on Friday from 0.92 on Thursday. It gradually declined from 1.07 on 5 April. Each number more than 1 indicates that the outbreak is growing, with each new case leading to at least one other case. A decreasing transmission rate means that the distribution slows down.
The positivity rate for Saturday, the latest day available, was 11.23% based on 25,301 tests. Positivity rates on weekends tend to be higher with fewer tests. The positivity rate on weekdays last week ranged between 8 and 9%.
In total, New Jersey has now reported 852,330 confirmed cases of coronavirus from more than 12.8 million PCR tests since the state reported its first case on March 4, 2020. There were also 119,452 positive antigen tests. These cases are considered likely, and health officials have warned that positive antigen tests may overlap with the confirmed PCR tests, as they are sometimes given at the same time.
According to the state of 9 million people, 25,094 people died from complications related to COVID-19, including 22,502 confirmed deaths and 2,592 deaths considered probable. The probable deaths, which are reviewed weekly, increased by 19 on Wednesday.
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VACANCIES BY COUNTRY
- ATLANTIC COUNTRY – 184 262 doses administered
- BERGEN COUNTY – 652 941 doses administered
- BURLINGTON COUNTY – 306 206 doses administered
- CAMDEN COUNTY – 342 576 doses administered
- CAPE MAY COUNTY – 75 131 doses administered
- CUMBERLAND-LAND – 80 095 doses administered
- ESSEX COUNTY – 451 257 doses administered
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY – 206 432 doses administered
- HUDSON COUNTY – 354 057 doses administered
- HUNTERDON COUNTY – 84,434 doses administered
- TRADE PLANT – 231 054 doses administered
- MIDDLESEX COUNTRY – 507 865 doses administered
- MONMOUTH COUNTY – 429,155 doses administered
- MORRIS LAND – 406188 doses administered
- OCEAN COUNTY – 347 589 doses administered
- PASSAIC COUNTY – 269 037 doses administered
- SALEM COUNTY – 36 225 doses administered
- SOMERSET COUNTY – 237 844 doses administered
- SUSSEX COUNTY – 90 329 doses administered
- UNION COUNTRY – 317 625 doses administered
- WARREN-LAND – 58 951 doses administered
- UNKNOWN LAND – 20 968 doses administered
- OUTSIDE – 142 186 doses administered
COUNTY COUNTY NUMBERS (sorted by most new cases)
- Essex County: 83,084 confirmed cases (445 new), 2551 confirmed deaths (291 probable)
- Hudson County: 76,478 confirmed cases (382 new), 1,979 confirmed deaths (206 likely)
- Middlesex County: 82,361 confirmed cases (374 new), 2,013 confirmed deaths (245 likely)
- Bergen County: 85,445 confirmed cases (345 new), 2,492 confirmed deaths (294 likely)
- Passaic County: 62,083 confirmed cases (318 new), 1,635 confirmed deaths (195 likely)
- Camden County: 45,910 confirmed cases (252 new), 1,145 confirmed deaths (98 likely)
- Monmouth County: 64,976 confirmed cases (239 new), 1,408 confirmed deaths (137 likely)
- Union County: 57,885 confirmed cases (234 new), 1,673 confirmed deaths (220 likely)
- Ocean County: 63,259 confirmed cases (194 new), 1,905 confirmed deaths (155 likely)
- Morris County: 40,599 confirmed cases (174 new), 952 confirmed deaths (246 likely)
- Burlington County: 36,488 confirmed cases (154 new), 752 confirmed deaths (67 likely)
- Gloucester County: 24,993 confirmed cases (115 new), 563 confirmed deaths (30 likely)
- Mercer County: 30,366 confirmed cases (106 new), 874 confirmed deaths (43 likely)
- Atlantic County: 23,784 confirmed cases (98 new), 603 confirmed deaths (35 likely)
- Sussex County: 10,928 confirmed cases (84 new), 222 confirmed deaths (67 likely)
- Somerset County: 23,145 confirmed cases (77 new), 710 confirmed deaths (105 likely)
- Cumberland County: 13,795 confirmed cases (55 new), 377 confirmed deaths (36 likely)
- Hunterdon County: 8,341 confirmed cases (48 new), 116 confirmed deaths (54 likely)
- Warren County: 8,286 confirmed cases (41 new), 204 confirmed deaths (25 likely)
- Salem County: 5,071 confirmed cases (37 new), 159 confirmed deaths (13 likely)
- Cape May County: 4,340 confirmed cases (13 new), 169 confirmed deaths (30 likely)
HOSPITALIZATIONS
There were 2,185 patients admitted to the hospital with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in New Jersey’s 71 hospitals as of Thursday night – 75 fewer than the night before.
This included 456 in critical or intensive care (four less than the previous evening), with 190 on ventilators (61 less).
300 COVID-19 patients were also discharged on Thursday.
By comparison, hospitalizations peaked at more than 8,300 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in April.
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
New Jersey reported 245 coronavirus outbreaks in the school, resulting in 1,094 cases among students, teachers and school staff according to academic year.
The state 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. 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.
There are about 1.4 million public school students and teachers across the state, although teaching methods vary amid the outbreak, with some schools teaching in person, some using a hybrid format and others still a distance.
Murphy recently announced that most schools in New Jersey can move classrooms three feet apart, instead of six feet, under new guidelines for social distance.
The governor also said that state schools will return to full personal classes for the next school year and that districts will not be allowed to offer virtual learning, even for parents who do not want the option due to COVID-19- is coming. But Murphy explained that students and teachers who experience health problems are at greater risk for a severe coronavirus case would have a virtual option.
AGE BREAK DOWN
Degraded by age, the 30 to 49-year-olds make up the largest percentage of New Jersey residents who contracted the virus (30.9%), followed by those 50-64 (22.9%), 18-29 (19.8%). ), 65-79 (10.4%), 5-17 (9.4%), 80 and older (4.6%) and 0-4 (1.9%).
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 years and older (46.87%), followed by 65-79 (32.89%), 50-64 (15.78%), 30-49 (4.05%), 18-29 (0.39%), 5-17 (0%) and 0-4 (0.03%).
At least 7,989 of the COVID-19 deaths in the state were among residents and staff members at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
There were active outbreaks at 225 facilities, resulting in 3,676 active cases among residents and 4,366 among staff members. These numbers decreased as the vaccinations at the facilities continued.
GENERAL NUMBERS
As of Friday, there were more than 139.3 million positive COVID-19 tests worldwide, according to a running count from Johns Hopkins University. More than 2.99 million people have died from coronavirus-related complications.
The U.S. reported the most cases, more than 31.5 million, and the most deaths, more than 565,400.
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