North-JerseyNews.com has changed 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: 523; Probable Cases: 53
Total Cases: 2,188,780 (1,890,091 PCR cases, 298,689 probable cases)
New Confirmed Deaths: 4 (8 probable deaths, 33,178 total deaths)
Rate of Transmission: 0.86, fup from 0.85 the day before
Percent Positivity: 2.4% as of March 16; by region, the rate was 2.4% in the North, 2.6% in the Central region and 1.7% in the South.
By County:
Bergen County: 79 New Cases, 3 Probable Cases, 3,096 deaths, 322 probable deathsÂ
Essex County: 60 New Cases, 0 Probable Cases, 3,280 deaths, 311 probable deathsÂ
Hudson County: 80 New Cases, 4 Probable Cases, 2,491 total deaths, 221 probable deathsÂ
Morris County: 21 New Cases, 5 Probable Cases, 1,225 deaths, 298 probable deathsÂ
Passaic County: 20 New Cases, 3 Probable Cases, 2,125 deaths, 200 probable deathsÂ
Sussex County: 3 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 382 deaths, 88 probable deathsÂ
Warren County: 4 New Cases, 0 Probable Cases, 313 deaths, 27 probable deaths
HospitalsÂ
Hospitalizations: 406 (142 North, 137 Central and 127 South)
Patients in intensive care units: 82
Patients on ventilators: 46
Patients discharged: 56
The state dashboard showed 70 of 71 hospitals in the state reporting
Long-term Care Facilities
Facilities currently reporting one case: 209 (2,390 overall)
Current number of residents: 5,757 (47,273 overall)
Current number of staffers: 6,295 (38,234 overall)
Number of Deaths: 9,364 overall (8,525 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)
VaccineÂ
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,372,409 (13,805,179 in-state, plus an additional 567,230 administered out-of-state)
Fully Vaccinated: 6,805,207 (6,578,859 in state and another 226,348 out of state) By county, 718,775 in Bergen County, 589,280 in Essex, 526,214 in Hudson, 384,899 in Morris, 358,068 in Passaic, 92,402 in Sussex, and 60,308 in Warren.
Booster Shots: 3,192,593Â (1,761,684 Pfizer, 1,363,767 Moderna and 67,142 Johnson & Johnson)