Latest COVID-19 numbers in New Jersey

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. 

COVID-19 cases: 

New daily PCR cases: 975; Probable Cases: 261

Total Cases: 2,193,470 (1,893,703 PCR cases, 299,767 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 8 (9 probable deaths, 33,203 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 0.96, up from 0.95 the day before

Percent Positivity: 4.0% as of March 20; by region, the rate was 4.2% in the North, 4.8% in the Central region and 2.5% in the South

By County:

Bergen County: 160 New Cases, 25 Probable Cases, 3,099 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 94 New Cases, 23 Probable Cases, 3,283 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 121 New Cases, 23 Probable Cases, 2,493 total deaths, 221 probable deaths 

Morris County: 53 New Cases, 23 Probable Cases, 1,227 deaths, 298 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 52 New Cases, 28 Probable Cases, 2,125 deaths, 200 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 7 New Cases, 3 Probable Case, 382 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 6 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 313 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 343 (120 North, 111 Central and 112 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 48

Patients on ventilators: 32

Patients discharged: 69

The state dashboard showed 69 of 71 hospitals in the state reporting

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 172 (2,399 overall)

Current number of residents: 4,410 (47,334 overall)

Current number of staffers: 5,023 (38,290 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,377 overall (8,531 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,380,042 (13,812,181 in-state, plus an additional 567,861 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,811,830 (6,585,235 in state and another 226,595 out of state) By county,  719,243 in Bergen County, 590,110 in Essex, 526,945 in Hudson, 385,130 in Morris, 358,471 in Passaic, 92,457 in Sussex, and 60,356 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,210,459  (1,772,202 Pfizer, 1,370,694 Moderna and 67,563 Johnson & Johnson)