NJ reports 3,083 COVID cases and 8 deaths. Positive tests are steadily rising.

Tuesday New Jersey reported 8 COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection) The 7-day average of cases rose to the highest number since February 4, confirming deaths and 3,083 new positive tests.

The state average of confirmed cases increased to 2,932 on Tuesday, an increase of 33% from a week ago and an increase of 127% from a month ago. The 7-day average has increased for 20 consecutive days.

This month, hospitalizations, which are usually delayed by about two weeks due to case trends, are also increasing.

As of Monday night, 70 of the 71 hospitals in the state had 647 patients with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus. One hospital did not report the data.

Hospitalization has risen after hitting a recent low in mid-March, but still remains much lower than when it peaked at 6,089 on January 10 from the Omicron wave.

According to the report, at least 79 people were discharged during the same 24 hours ending Monday night. State data.. Of the hospitalized patients, 64 received intensive care and 25 were on mechanical ventilation.

The state-wide transmission rate for New Jersey was 1.24 on Tuesday. If the transmission rate exceeds 1, it means that at least one additional case has occurred for each new case and the occurrence is expanding.

The positive rate for tests performed on Thursday, the latest day with available data, was 9.66%.

The state on Tuesday also reported 1,189 possible cases from rapid antigen testing in the medical setting.

After all 21 counties in New Jersey were listed as having “low” transmission rates, 14 counties are now “medium”. Updated guidelines From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

based on Community level determined on Tuesday, Bergen, Burlington, Cape May, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Sussex, Union County now have medium transmission levels. Healthy people in the low mids are no longer recommended to wear masks.

The BA.2 strain of COVID-19 has been spreading in New Jersey for several weeks, albeit at a much slower rate than the Omicron surge in December and January. Authorities say that Omicron’s “stealth” subvariants appear to spread more easily, but generally do not cause more serious illness.

In the week ending April 23, BA.2 accounted for 96.7% of the sampled positive tests (slightly up from 96.6% in the previous week) and 1% of the Omicron variants sampled positive tests. ..

Total number

New Jersey has received a total of 1,975,972 confirmed COVID-19 cases out of more than 17.6 million PCR tests performed over more than two years since the state reported the first known cases on March 4, 2020. I reported.

Garden State has also recorded 319,510 positive antigens or rapid tests, which are considered possible cases. And there are probably many uncounted cases, including home-based positive tests that are not included in the state count.

9.2 million residents reported 33,503 COVID-19 deaths at the time, with 30,451 deaths and possibly 3,052 deaths.

For new jersey Eighth most deaths from coronavirus per capita As of the latest data reported on Monday, it is behind Mississippi, Arizona, Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Arkansas in the United States. last summer, The state still killed the most Per capita of the country.

The latest numbers are: Major research This reveals that even mild cases of COVID-19 can have significant effects on the brain. Long COVID (a term commonly used to describe symptoms caused by a virus long after a person is not positive on the test) is 10 of people with an infection, whether mild or severe. It is known to affect% to 30%. case.

Vaccination number

Of the 8.46 million eligible people living, working and studying in New Jersey, more than 6.88 million have been vaccinated for the first time, 779 since vaccination began here on December 15, 2020. Over 10,000 people are receiving the first dose.

More than 3.67 million people in the booster states receive boosters.

School and care number

During the week leading up to May 1, approximately 59% of schools reported data, and an additional 4,928 COVID-19 cases were reported between staff (1,312) and students (3,616) throughout the New Jersey school. ..

Since the beginning of the school year, 111,905 students and 32,428 school staff have been infected with COVID-19 in New Jersey, but more than two-thirds of school districts do not report data in any week in the state.

The state provides total cases of students and staff, apart from what is considered an in-school infection. It is narrowly defined as three or more cases linked by contact tracing.

A total of 653 outbreaks have been reported in New Jersey, including 4,538 students and staff. This includes 20 new outbreaks from the data reported last week.

According to the state, at least 9,049 deaths from COVID-19 occur among residents and staff in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. State data..

According to the latest data, there were active outbreaks at 249 facilities, with 2,711 inhabitants and 2,574 staff.

Global number

As of Tuesday, more than 518 million COVID-19 cases have been reported worldwide. Johns Hopkins UniversityThe virus has killed more than 6.2 million people.

The United States reports the highest number of cases (more than 81 million) and deaths (at least 998,050) in any country.

More than 11 billion vaccines have been administered worldwide.

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