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: 1,237; Probable Cases: 378

Total Cases: 2,201,324 (1,899,943 PCR cases, 301,381 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 9 (4 probable deaths, 33,238 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.03, up from 1.01 the day before

Percent Positivity: 5.6% as of March 27; by region, the rate was 6.4% in the North, 5.9% in the Central region and 3.2% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 166 New Cases, 60 Probable Cases, 3,100 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 130 New Cases, 21 Probable Cases, 3,284 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 136 New Cases, 28 Probable Cases, 2,495 total deaths, 221 probable deaths 

Morris County: 98 New Cases, 16 Probable Cases, 1,228 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 75 New Cases, 16 Probable Cases, 2,125 deaths, 201 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 12 New Cases, 9 Probable Cases, 384 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 21 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 336 (129 North, 113 Central and 94 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 57

Patients on ventilators: 29

Patients discharged: 72

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

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 146 (2,412 overall)

Current number of residents: 3,359 (47,391 overall)

Current number of staffers: 3,989 (38,343 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,399 overall (8,531 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,361,433 (13,859,457 in-state, plus an additional 501,976 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,813,869 (6,614,146 in state and another 199,723 out of state) By county,  720,599 in Bergen County, 592,174 in Essex, 528,316 in Hudson, 385,764 in Morris, 359,139 in Passaic, 92,594 in Sussex, and 60,462 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,261,693  (1,801,619 Pfizer, 1,391,703 Moderna and 68,371 Johnson & Johnson)