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.Â
COVID-19 cases:
New daily PCR cases: 2,571; Probable Cases: 692
Total Cases: 2,255,205 (1,943,471 PCR cases, 311,734 probable cases)
New Confirmed Deaths: 7 (2 probable deaths, 33,423 total deaths)
Rate of Transmission: 1.11, up from 1.10 a day before
Percent Positivity: 11.1% as of April 23; by region, the rate was 10.7% in the North, 12.8% in the Central region and 9.5% in the South.
By County:
Bergen County: 407 New Cases, 116 Probable Cases, 3,121 deaths, 323 probable deathsÂ
Essex County: 231 New Cases, 31 Probable Cases, 3,291 deaths, 313 probable deathsÂ
Hudson County: 152 New Cases, 44 Probable Cases, 2,498 total deaths, 223 probable deathsÂ
Morris County: 170 New Cases, 24 Probable Cases, 1,236 deaths, 302 probable deathsÂ
Passaic County: 117 New Cases, 20 Probable Cases, 2,132 deaths, 203 probable deathsÂ
Sussex County: 32 New Cases, 4 Probable Cases, 387 deaths, 89 probable deathsÂ
Warren County: 34 New Cases, 3 Probable Cases, 314 deaths, 27 probable deaths
HospitalsÂ
Hospitalizations: 491 (194 North, 184 Central and 113 South)
Patients in intensive care units: 54
Patients on ventilators: 19
Patients discharged: 103
The state dashboard showed all 71 hospitals in the state reporting
Long-term Care Facilities
Facilities currently reporting one case: 172 (2,528 overall)
Current number of residents: 2,151 (48,260 overall)
Current number of staffers: 2,407 (38,785 overall)
Number of Deaths: 8,985 overall (8,561 reported by facilities, 139 staff deaths)
VaccineÂ
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,444,500 (13,933,552 in-state, plus an additional 510,594 administered out-of-state)
Fully Vaccinated: 6,867,594 (6,663,011 in state and another 204,583 out of state). By county, 725,455 in Bergen County, 596,303 in Essex, 532,399 in Hudson, 388,275 in Morris, 361,610 in Passaic, 93,231 in Sussex, and 61,047 in Warren.
Booster Shots: 3,570,047 (1,966,147 Pfizer, 1,533,317 Moderna and 70,583 Johnson & Johnson)