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: 1,710; Probable Cases: 488

Total Cases: 2,210,227 (1,907,030 PCR cases, 303,197 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 11 (1 probable death, 33,289 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.13, up from 1.11 two days earlier

Percent Positivity: 7.2% as of April 2; by region, the rate was 7.9% in the North, 8.2% in the Central region and 3.7% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 267 New Cases, 62 Probable Cases, 3,107 deaths, 322 probable deaths 

Essex County: 162 New Cases, 32 Probable Cases, 3,286 deaths, 311 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 131 New Cases, 59 Probable Cases, 2,498 total deaths, 223 probable deaths 

Morris County: 89 New Cases, 27 Probable Cases, 1,231 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 75 New Cases, 52 Probable Cases, 2,130 deaths, 202 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 18 New Cases, 9 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 25 New Cases, 1 Probable Case, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 413 (170 North, 142 Central and 101 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 44

Patients on ventilators: 24

Patients discharged: 52

The state dashboard showed all 71 hospitals in the state reporting

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 138 (2,432 overall)

Current number of residents: 2,790 (47,508 overall)

Current number of staffers: 3,322 (38,407 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,407 overall (8,528 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,383,916 (13,880,393 in-state, plus an additional 503,029 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,828,376 (6,628,182 in state and another 200,194 out of state). By county,  722,061 in Bergen County, 593,387 in Essex, 529,509 in Hudson, 386,630 in Morris, 359,804 in Passaic, 92,821 in Sussex, and 60,654 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,337,865 (1,842,508 Pfizer, 1,426,495 Moderna and 68,862 Johnson & Johnson)