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: 1,438; Probable Cases: 476

Total Cases: 2,208,118 (1,905,347 PCR cases, 302,771 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 15 (3 probable deaths, 33,278 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.11, up from 1.09 two days earlier

Percent Positivity: 4.6% as of April 1; by region, the rate was 4.7% in the North, 5.3% in the Central region and 3.0% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 268 New Cases, 74 Probable Cases, 3,104 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 135 New Cases, 37 Probable Cases, 3,285 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 134 New Cases, 58 Probable Cases, 2,498 total deaths, 223 probable deaths 

Morris County: 75 New Cases, 30 Probable Cases, 1,230 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 58 New Cases, 41 Probable Cases, 2,130 deaths, 202 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 16 New Cases, 13 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 9 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 403 (173 North, 134 Central and 96 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 44

Patients on ventilators: 22

Patients discharged: 66

The state dashboard showed all 71 hospitals in the state reporting

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 141 (2,427 overall)

Current number of residents: 2,863 (47,466 overall)

Current number of staffers: 3,444 (38,384 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,403 overall (8,528 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)