North-JerseyNews.com is changing how we cover COVID-19 as the pandemic moves to an endemic. While we will still provide reporting on any major developments in regards to the pandemic, we will be breaking out the most recent numbers from the state’s dashboard instead of including them with a story as we have done since March 2020. It is our belief that this will still provide you with a complete picture of COVID in our community while allowing us to continue to cover other issues of importance in North Jersey.Â
COVID-19 cases:Â
New daily PCR cases: 888; Probable Cases: 222
Total Cases: 2,180,216 (1,883,102 PCR cases, 297,114 probable cases)
New Confirmed Deaths: 24 (5 probable deaths, 33,087 total deaths)
Rate of Transmission: 0.85, for the third day in a row
Percent Positivity: 3.5% as of March 6; by region, the rate was 3.2% in the North, 3.6% in the Central region and 2.9% in the South.
By County:
Bergen County: 92 New Cases, 16 Probable Cases, 3,089 deaths, 321 probable deathsÂ
Essex County: 122 New Cases, 20 Probable Cases, 3,271 deaths, 311 probable deathsÂ
Hudson County: 82 New Cases, 9 Probable Cases, 2,487 total deaths, 221 probable deathsÂ
Morris County: 55 New Cases, 28 Probable Cases, 1,224 deaths, 297 probable deathsÂ
Passaic County: 45 New Cases, 18 Probable Cases, 2,122 deaths, 199 probable deathsÂ
Sussex County: 8 New Cases, 3 Probable Case, 378 deaths, 88 probable deathsÂ
Warren County: 6 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 311 deaths, 27 probable deaths
HospitalsÂ
Hospitalizations: 536 (184 North, 187 Central and 165 South)
Patients in intensive care units: 102
Patients on ventilators: 55
Patients discharged: 103
The state dashboard showed all 71 hospitals in the state reporting
Long-term Care Facilities
Facilities currently reporting one case: 296 (2,381 overall)
Current number of residents: 7,847 (47,219 overall)
Current number of staffers: 8,711 (38,185 overall)
Number of Deaths: 9,332 overall (8,512 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)
VaccineÂ
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,340,084 (13,774,665 in-state, plus an additional 565,419 administered out-of-state)
Fully Vaccinated: 6,787,037 (6,561,377 in state and another 225,660 out of state) By county, 717,421 in Bergen County, 587,140 in Essex, 524,435 in Hudson, 384,260 in Morris, 356,899 in Passaic, 92,246 in Sussex, and 60,179 in Warren.
Booster Shots: 3,156,540Â (1,740,026 Pfizer, 1,350,012 Moderna and 66,502 Johnson & Johnson)