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: 1,027; Probable Cases: 320

Total Cases: 2,198,339 (1,897,628 PCR cases, 300,711 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 9 (1 probable deaths, 33,230 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.00 for second day in a row

Percent Positivity: 3.5% as of March 25; by region, the rate was 3.5% in the North, 4.1% in the Central region and 2.5% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 135 New Cases, 36 Probable Cases, 3,099 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 98 New Cases, 30 Probable Cases, 3,283 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 96 New Cases, 22 Probable Cases, 2,495 total deaths, 221 probable deaths 

Morris County: 69 New Cases, 22 Probable Cases, 1,227 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 47 New Cases, 13 Probable Cases, 2,124 deaths, 201 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 9 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 384 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 8 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 360 (149 North, 108 Central and 103 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 60

Patients on ventilators: 28

Patients discharged: 62

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

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 155 (2,408 overall)

Current number of residents: 3,600 (47,253 overall)

Current number of staffers: 4,320 (38,256 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,388 overall (8,524 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,418,289 (13,850,428 in-state, plus an additional 567,861 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,834,359 (6,607,764 in state and another 226,595 out of state) By county,  719,983 in Bergen County, 590,971 in Essex, 527,668 in Hudson, 385,572 in Morris, 358,894 in Passaic, 92,539 in Sussex, and 60,419 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,236,176  (1,787,798 Pfizer, 1,380,336 Moderna and 68,042 Johnson & Johnson)