North-JerseyNews.com is changing 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: 3,842; Probable Cases: 1,228
Total Cases: 2,335,255 (2,007,450 PCR cases, 327,805 probable cases)
New Confirmed Deaths: 15 (8 probable death, 33,586 total deaths)
Rate of Transmission: 1.28, up from 1.27
Percent Positivity: 13.5% as of May 13; by region, the rate was 13.7% in the North, 13.7% in the Central region and 12.4% in the South
By County:
Bergen County: 498 New Cases, 194 Probable Cases, 3,138 deaths, 325 probable deaths
Essex County: 302 New Cases, 77 Probable Cases, 3,301 deaths, 314 probable deaths
Hudson County: 349 New Cases, 83 Probable Cases, 2,501 total deaths, 221 probable deaths
Morris County: 216 New Cases, 100 Probable Cases, 1,247 deaths, 305 probable deaths
Passaic County: 223 New Cases, 53 Probable Cases, 2,135 deaths, 204 probable deaths
Sussex County: 51 New Cases, 26 Probable Cases, 387 deaths, 89 probable deaths
Warren County: 41 New Cases, 19 Probable Case, 315 deaths, 27 probable deaths
Hospitals
Hospitalizations: 846 (316 North, 301 Central and 229 South)
Patients in intensive care units: 102
Patients on ventilators: 38
Patients discharged: 151
The state dashboard showed all 71 hospitals in the state reporting
Long-term Care Facilities
Facilities currently reporting one case: 309 (2,698 overall)
Current number of residents: 3,268 (49,700 overall)
Current number of staffers: 3,020 (39,733 overall)
Number of Deaths: 9,049 overall (8,601 reported by facilities, 139 staff deaths)
Vaccine
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,482,916 (13,978,627 in-state, plus an additional 504,289 administered out-of-state)
Fully Vaccinated: 6,894,512 (6,691,171 in state and another 203,341 out of state). By county, 728,116 in Bergen County, 598,889 in Essex, 534,599 in Hudson, 389,486 in Morris, 362,882 in Passaic, 93,502 in Sussex, and 61,394 in Warren.
Booster Shots: 3,746,302 (2,061,239 Pfizer, 1,613,345 Moderna and 71,718 Johnson & Johnson)