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.Â
COVID-19 cases:Â
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 deathsÂ
Essex County: 100 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 3,284 deaths, 311 probable deathsÂ
Hudson County: 39 New Cases, 6 Probable Cases, 2,497 total deaths, 223 probable deathsÂ
Morris County: 59 New Cases, 4 Probable Cases, 1,228 deaths, 299 probable deathsÂ
Passaic County: 30 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 2,129 deaths, 202 probable deathsÂ
Sussex County: 11 New Cases,0 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deathsÂ
Warren County: 9 New Cases, 0 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths
HospitalsÂ
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)
VaccineÂ
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,371,646 (13,868,617Â
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: 3,294,030Â (1,819,095 Pfizer, 1,406,362 Moderna and 68,573 Johnson & Johnson)