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: 754; Probable Cases: 116

Total Cases: 2,204,645 (1,902,730 PCR cases, 301,915 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 2 (5 probable deaths, 33,259 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.09, up from 1.04 two days earlier

Percent Positivity: 3.2% as of March 29; by region, the rate was 3.3% in the North, 3.6% in the Central region and 2.1% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 112 New Cases, 19 Probable Cases, 3,102 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 100 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 3,284 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 39 New Cases, 6 Probable Cases, 2,497 total deaths, 223 probable deaths 

Morris County: 59 New Cases, 4 Probable Cases, 1,228 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 30 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 2,129 deaths, 202 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 11 New Cases,0 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 9 New Cases, 0 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 379 (161 North, 115 Central and 103 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 53

Patients on ventilators: 27

Patients discharged: 50

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

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 146 (2,418 overall)

Current number of residents: 3,199 (47,424 overall)

Current number of staffers: 3,846 (38,363 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,403 overall (8,531 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,371,646 (13,868,617 

in-state, plus an additional 503,029 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,819,713 (6,619,693 in state and another 200,020 out of state). By county,  721,130 in Bergen County, 592,632 in Essex, 528,711 in Hudson, 386,018 in Morris, 359,395 in Passaic, 92,721 in Sussex, and 60,531 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,294,030  (1,819,095 Pfizer, 1,406,362 Moderna and 68,573 Johnson & Johnson)