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: 2,729; Probable Cases: 857
Total Cases: 2,273,050 (1,957,938 PCR cases, 315,112 probable cases)
New Confirmed Deaths: 12 (4 probable deaths, 33,467 total deaths)
Rate of Transmission: 1.19, up from 1.18 a day before
Percent Positivity: 9.3% as of April 29; by region, the rate was 9.4% in the North, 10.0% in the Central region and 7.7% in the South.
By County:
Bergen County: 435 New Cases, 143 Probable Cases, 3,124 deaths, 325 probable deathsÂ
Essex County: 234 New Cases, 56 Probable Cases, 3,294 deaths, 313 probable deathsÂ
Hudson County: 201 New Cases, 80 Probable Cases, 2,498 total deaths, 222 probable deathsÂ
Morris County: 165 New Cases, 57 Probable Cases, 1,239 deaths, 303 probable deathsÂ
Passaic County: 152 New Cases, 44 Probable Cases, 2,133 deaths, 204 probable deathsÂ
Sussex County: 43 New Cases, 7 Probable Cases, 386 deaths, 89 probable deathsÂ
Warren County: 24 New Cases, 2 Probable Cases, 315 deaths, 27 probable deaths
HospitalsÂ
Hospitalizations: 579 (228 North, 202 Central and 149 South)
Patients in intensive care units: 65
Patients on ventilators: 28
Patients discharged: 91
The state dashboard showed all 71 hospitals in the state reporting
Long-term Care Facilities
Facilities currently reporting one case: 210 (2,577 overall)
Current number of residents: 2,376 (48,631 overall)
Current number of staffers: 2,465 (39,001 overall)
Number of Deaths: 9,035 overall (8,567 reported by facilities, 139 staff deaths)
VaccineÂ
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,460,644 (13,947,465 in-state, plus an additional 513,179 administered out-of-state)
Fully Vaccinated: 6,877,558 (6,671,437 in state and another 206,121 out of state). By county, 726,198 in Bergen County, 597,151 in Essex, 533,051 in Hudson, 388,655 in Morris, 362,047 in Passaic, 93,318 in Sussex, and 61,173 in Warren.
Booster Shots: 3,627,527 (1,997,405 Pfizer, 1,559,154 Moderna and 70,968 Johnson & Johnson)