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: 617; Probable Cases: 69

Total Cases: 2,195,963 (1,895,822 PCR cases, 300,141 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 1 (2 probable deaths, 33,217 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 0.98, for the second day in a row

Percent Positivity: 3.0% as of March 22; by region, the rate was 3.1% in the North, 3.3% in the Central region and 2.0% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 76 New Cases, 16 Probable Cases, 3,098 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 64 New Cases, 0 Probable Cases, 3,282 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 55 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 2,494 total deaths, 221 probable deaths 

Morris County: 61 New Cases, 7 Probable Cases, 1,226 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 30 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 2,124 deaths, 201 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 9 New Cases, 0 Probable Case, 383 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

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

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 344 (152 North, 94 Central and 98 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 61

Patients on ventilators: 35

Patients discharged: 49

The state dashboard showed 70 of 71 hospitals in the state reporting

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 170 (2,404 overall)

Current number of residents: 4,167 (47,292 overall)

Current number of staffers: 4,896 (38,299 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,377 overall (8,530 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,416,309 (13,848,448 in-state, plus an additional 567,861 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,832,890 (6,606,295 in state and another 226,595 out of state) By county,  719,863 in Bergen County, 590,779 in Essex, 527,526 in Hudson, 385,510 in Morris, 358,814 in Passaic, 92,533 in Sussex, and 60,411 in Warren.

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