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: 1,119; Probable Cases: 474

Total Cases: 2,206,255 (1,903,916 PCR cases, 302,339 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 10 (5 probable deaths, 33,264 total deaths)

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

Percent Positivity: 3.8% as of March 31; by region, the rate was 4.1% in the North, 4.3% in the Central region and 2.4% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 218 New Cases, 66 Probable Cases, 3,103 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 123 New Cases, 37 Probable Cases, 3,284 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 116 New Cases, 44 Probable Cases, 2,498 total deaths, 223 probable deaths 

Morris County: 108 New Cases, 33 Probable Cases, 1,228 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 74 New Cases, 25 Probable Cases, 2,129 deaths, 202 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 15 New Cases, 14 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 10 New Cases, 9 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 383 (169 North, 115 Central and 99 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 51

Patients on ventilators: 26

Patients discharged: 46

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

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 144 (2,422 overall)

Current number of residents: 3,038 (47,429 overall)

Current number of staffers: 3,619 (38,365 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,403 overall (8,530 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,377,131 (13,874,102 in-state, plus an additional 503,029 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,823,589 (6,623,569 in state and another 200,020 out of state). By county,  721,591 in Bergen County, 592,940 in Essex, 529,013 in Hudson, 386,439 in Morris, 359,587 in Passaic, 92,775 in Sussex, and 60,583 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,308,411  (1,826,753 Pfizer, 1,412,996 Moderna and 68,662 Johnson & Johnson)