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: 3,432; Probable Cases: 1,538
Total Cases: 2,370,508 (2,035,314 PCR cases, 335,194 probable cases)
New Confirmed Deaths: 15 (10 probable death, 33,651 total deaths)
Rate of Transmission: 1.12, down from 1.16 the day before
Percent Positivity: 13.9% as of May 20; by region, the rate was 13.9% in the North, 14.6% in the Central region and 12.6% in the South
By County:
Bergen County: 441 New Cases, 186 Probable Cases, 3,142 deaths, 325 probable deathsÂ
Essex County: 283 New Cases, 109 Probable Cases, 3,305 deaths, 314 probable deathsÂ
Hudson County: 314 New Cases, 101 Probable Cases, 2,506 total deaths, 221 probable deathsÂ
Morris County: 175 New Cases, 87 Probable Cases, 1,249 deaths, 305 probable deathsÂ
Passaic County: 203 New Cases, 62 Probable Cases, 2,137 deaths, 204 probable deathsÂ
Sussex County: 42 New Cases, 25 Probable Cases, 388 deaths, 93 probable deathsÂ
Warren County: 29 New Cases, 11 Probable Cases, 316 deaths, 27 probable deaths
HospitalsÂ
Hospitalizations: 891 (351 North, 303 Central and 237 South)Â Â
Patients in intensive care units: 109
Patients on ventilators: 49
Patients discharged: 168
The state dashboard showed 70 of 71 hospitals in the state reporting
Long-term Care Facilities
Facilities currently reporting one case: 331 (2,731 overall)
Current number of residents: 3,705 (50,199 overall)
Current number of staffers: 3,349 (40,144 overall)
Number of Deaths: 9,108 overall (8,609 reported by facilities, 139 staff deaths)
VaccineÂ
Total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in New Jersey: 14,501,058 (13,995,014 in-state, plus an additional 506,044 administered out-of-state)
Fully Vaccinated: 6,917,796 (6,700,361 in state and another 204,283 out of state). By county, 728,972 in Bergen County, 599,922 in Essex, 535,332 in Hudson, 389,948 in Morris, 363,288 in Passaic, 93,610 in Sussex, and 61,490 in Warren.
Booster Shots: 3,808,022 (2,094,610 Pfizer, 1,641,433 Moderna and 71,979 Johnson & Johnson)