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: 1,844; Probable Cases: 511

Total Cases: 2,221,058 (1,915,902 PCR cases, 305,156 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 9 (6 probable deaths, 33,315 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.30, up from 1.29 the day before

Percent Positivity: 6.2% as of April 8; by region, the rate was 6.2% in the North, 7.2% in the Central region and 4.4% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 294 New Cases, 66 Probable Cases, 3,110 deaths, 323 probable deaths 

Essex County: 188 New Cases, 48 Probable Cases, 3,287 deaths, 312 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 211 New Cases, 31 Probable Cases, 2,499 total deaths, 223 probable deaths 

Morris County: 102 New Cases, 40 Probable Cases, 1,230 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 85 New Cases, 22 Probable Cases, 2,131 deaths, 203 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 22 New Cases, 15 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 15 New Cases, 10 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 370 (133 North, 132 Central and 105 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 38

Patients on ventilators: 28

Patients discharged: 64

The state dashboard showed 68 of 71 hospitals in the state reporting

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 134 (2,444 overall)

Current number of residents: 2,586 (47,623 overall)

Current number of staffers: 3,069 (38,467 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,418 overall (8,532 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,401,248 (13,895,213 in-state, plus an additional 506,035 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,838,623 (6,637,709 in state and another 200,914 out of state). By county,  722,975 in Bergen County, 594,406 in Essex, 530,180 in Hudson, 387,096 in Morris, 360,232 in Passaic, 92,922 in Sussex, and 60,763 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,402,478 (1,876,557 Pfizer, 1,456,605 Moderna and 69,316 Johnson & Johnson)