New Jersey reports 3,998 new COVID-19 cases, 15 deaths as more patients flow to hospital in the second wave of storm surge

New Jersey reported 3,998 new Coronavirus An incident occurred on Sunday, killing an additional 15 people, but hospitalizations increased for the 23rd consecutive day as the pandemic continued to involve the state a few days before the Thanksgiving rally.

“Protect yourself and your loved ones as we approach the holidays. Wear masks. Social distance. Avoid large gatherings.” Governor Phil Murphy said on Twitter When announcing daily numbers.

Updates will come as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue Soaring in the US,and The line of test sites has increased dramatically..

Murphy Did not declare new restrictions to fight on Sunday Second wave of pandemicHowever, he will host his regular coronavirus media briefing in Trenton on Monday. The Governor signed an executive order to extend the public health emergency first declared on March 9. This is the ninth time the emergency order has been updated.

Last week, Murphy warned that the flood of incidents and deaths would “obviously worsen” in the coming months as more people stayed in due to the cold and gathered for the holidays. The surge in cases reflects the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, the last major pandemic that hit the United States, and arrived in the spring before revenge in the fall.

New Jersey has released 306,007 positive tests out of more than 5.6 million tests performed since the outbreak began in March.

Nine million people have reported deaths from 16,761 coronaviruses, including 14,949. Deaths were confirmed and 1,812 were thought to be possible.

As of Saturday night, there were 2,568 patients with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus at 71 hospitals in New Jersey. This is far less than the 8,000 hospitalized in April, but most since May 28. Hospitalization has tripled in the past month.

Authorities continue to call on residents to wear masks, reduce social distance, wash their hands, and limit meetings as much as possible during this holiday season. Family and social events have been prominent spreaders of the virus since the dawn of autumn.

But hope is on the horizon, as authorities announced in New Jersey on Friday. Pfizer coronavirus vaccine can be given up to 160,000 times By Christmas, if the company obtains an emergency license from the federal government.

Also, if Moderna’s vaccine follows a similar path, a total of 460,000 vaccinations could occur in the state by early January, but by April or May it will be more widespread in the general population. Deployment is possible.

Still, the key numbers that health officials use to track pandemics are heading in the wrong direction.

Of the 2,568 patients in the hospital, 466 received intensive care or critical care and 237 I was using a respirator. Despite 297 discharges on Saturday, hospitalizations increased on the 23rd day.

The state is averaging about 45,000 tests a day this month, and that number doesn’t include the most recently deployed rapid tests.Murphy becomes a resident Over 400 test sites Available throughout the state.

The latest state-wide infection rate has dropped to 1.35. A number above 1 means that the outbreak continues to grow. New Jersey has been above that mark since early September.

Thirteen of the 21 counties, led by the counties of Bergen (403), Hudson (360), and Essex (340), reported at least 100 new cases on Sunday.

The state did not announce when the newly reported 15 deaths occurred.

To fight the spread, Murphy Ordered indoor bar or restaurant Closes daily at 10pm in New Jersey Cancel interstate indoor sports Up to high school level. Currently, indoor gatherings are limited to 25 to 10 people, and from Monday, outdoor gatherings will be limited to 500 to 150 people.

So far, Murphy hasn’t ordered another blockade across the state as it did in spring, but emphasizes that he is considering all options as the incident surges.

COUNTY-BY-COUNTY NUMBERS (sorted by newest)

• Bergen County: 31,851 positive tests (403 new), 1,855 confirmed deaths (246 possible)
• Hudson County: 29,116 positive tests (360 new), 1,399 confirmed deaths (158 possible)
• Essex County: 32,778 positive tests (340 new), 1,972 confirmed deaths (possibly 230)
• Camden County: 16,862 positive tests (325 new), 608 confirmed deaths (56 possible)
• Middle Sex County: 27,987 positive tests (315 new), 1,273 confirmed deaths (203 possible)
• Burlington County: 11,996 positive tests (299 new), 491 confirmed deaths (41 possible)
• Monmouth County: 18,624 positive tests (288 new), 796 confirmed deaths (92 possible)
• Union County: 26,043 positive tests (280 new), 1,249 confirmed deaths (171 possible)
• Passaic County: 27,065 positive tests (262 new), 1,155 confirmed deaths (144 possible)
• Ocean County: 20,087 positive tests (207 new), 1,031 confirmed deaths (67 possible)
• Mercer County: 12,450 positive tests (194 new), 615 confirmed deaths (36 possible)
• Morris County: 12,252 positive tests (165 new), 707 confirmed deaths (147 possible)
• Gloucester County: 8,066 positive tests (117 new), 259 confirmed deaths (7 possible)
• Atlantic County: 7,257 positive tests (96 new), 265 confirmed deaths (13 possible)
• Somerset County: 8,333 positive tests (81 new), 532 confirmed deaths (75 possible)
• Hunterdon County: 2,236 positive tests (52 new), 76 confirmed deaths (54 possible)
• Warren County: 2,259 positive tests (43 new), 160 confirmed deaths (13 possible)
• Cumberland County: 4,733 positive tests (42 new), 162 confirmed deaths (8 possible)
• Sussex County: 2,315 positive tests (41 new), 162 confirmed deaths (36 possible)
• Salem County: 1,476 positive tests (20 new), 86 confirmed deaths (5 possible)
• Cape May County: 1,524 positive tests (9 new), 96 confirmed deaths (10 possible)

As of Saturday night, there were 2,568 patients with confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 at 71 hospitals in New Jersey. 16 more than the night before.

Of these, 466 received critical care or intensive care (14 more than the night before), of which 237 were on ventilator (4 more).

There were 313 coronavirus patients admitted on Saturday and 297 patients discharged. State online dashboard..

71 New Jersey Emergency Hospitals Two-thirds are full, According to the New Jersey Hospital Association. Patients tend to be younger, have shorter hospital stays, and hospitals are better at treating the virus.

New Jersey’s latest transmission rate of 1.35 is down from 1.38 reported on Saturday.

An infection rate of 1.35 means that for every 100 infected people, the virus spreads to an average of 135 people. On average, a number greater than 1 means that each newly infected person is spreading the virus to at least one other person.

However, the range of outbreaks was still in focus and undertested, so 135 is much lower than the rate of over 5 recorded in late March.

Hundreds of school districts have published cases of coronavirus and dozens of cases New Jersey school closed temporarily State health officials say 56 schools have confirmed since the beginning of the school year Outbreak of COVID-19..

Status Dashboard Shows 239 cases in these 56 schools, but these numbers include only confirmed in-school infections. It does not include cases of suspected out-of-school infections, staff, or unidentified outbreaks within the school.

Murphy resisted ordering schools to close throughout the state, saying their numbers were better than expected.

Malfunction By age, 30-49 years old account for the largest proportion (31.6%) of New Jersey residents infected with the virus, followed by 50-64 (24.6%), 18-29 (18.5%), 65-79 (11.7). Continue. %), 80 years and older (7.0%), 5-17 (5.4%), and 0-4 (1.1%).

On average, the virus was more deadly to the elderly, especially residents of existing conditions. Almost half of the state’s COVID-19 deaths are residents aged 80 and over (47.1%), 65-79 (32.2%), 50-64 (16%), 30-49 (4.3%), 18- 29 follows. (0.4%), 5-17 (0%) and 0-4 (0.02%).

At least 7,274 deaths from the state’s COVID-19 occur among residents and staff in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. That number has also skyrocketed in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, state mortality data show that New Jersey has killed at least 17,500 more than expected this year. This suggests that the pandemic killed even more than the state’s total. Continuous analysis by NJ Advance Media..

According to the report, as of Sunday morning, there were more than 58.3 million positive COVID-19 tests worldwide. Running Tally by Johns Hopkins University.. More than 1.38 million people have died of coronavirus-related complications.

The United States has the most positive tests in the world, with 12.1 million people and the most deadly over 255,000.

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