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: 1,990; Probable Cases: 464

Total Cases: 2,223,788 (1,920,207 PCR cases, 305,957 probable cases)

New Confirmed Deaths: 15 (3 probable deaths, 33,334 total deaths)

Rate of Transmission: 1.30 for a third day in a row

Percent Positivity: 8.7% as of April 10; by region, the rate was 9.3% in the North, 9.4% in the Central region and 5.7% in the South.

By County:

Bergen County: 287 New Cases, 83 Probable Cases, 3,113 deaths, 323 probable deaths 

Essex County: 212 New Cases, 37 Probable Cases, 3,289 deaths, 312 probable deaths 

Hudson County: 178 New Cases, 34 Probable Cases, 2,499 total deaths, 223 probable deaths 

Morris County: 115 New Cases, 31 Probable Cases, 1,233 deaths, 299 probable deaths 

Passaic County: 88 New Cases, 15 Probable Cases, 2,131 deaths, 203 probable deaths 

Sussex County: 31 New Cases, 9 Probable Cases, 385 deaths, 88 probable deaths 

Warren County: 15 New Cases, 3 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths

Hospitals 

Hospitalizations: 374 (164 North, 124 Central and 86 South)

Patients in intensive care units: 40

Patients on ventilators: 21

Patients discharged: 77

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

Long-term Care Facilities

Facilities currently reporting one case: 136 (2,451 overall)

Current number of residents: 2,446 (47,677 overall)

Current number of staffers: 2,960 (38,492 overall)

Number of Deaths: 9,431 overall (8,533 reported by facilities, 149 staff deaths)

Vaccine 

Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,405,003 (13,898,372 in-state, plus an additional 506,631 administered out-of-state)

Fully Vaccinated: 6,840,819 (6,639,752 in state and another 201,067 out of state). By county,  723,205 in Bergen County, 594,569 in Essex, 530,334 in Hudson, 387,185 in Morris, 360,348 in Passaic, 92,951 in Sussex, and 60,802 in Warren.

Booster Shots: 3,416,813 (1,884,296 Pfizer, 1,463,094 Moderna and 69,423 Johnson & Johnson)