2300 New COVID Cases In Essex County: Weekly Town-By-Town Update – Patch.com

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — COVID-19 vaccinations continue to rise in Essex County. But unfortunately, so do new coronavirus cases, according to statistics released Friday (see totals for each city and town below).

Overall, Essex County has seen 85,324 cumulative COVID-19 cases, up from 83,027 last week – an increase of 2.76 percent.

The county has also seen 2,571 cumulative deaths linked to the disease, an increase of 20 from last week, officials reported.

The disease’s impact is reflected in the state Department of Health’s most recent “COVID-19 Activity Level Report,” which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released on April 17, says Essex County is in the “orange” or “high” zone.”

If a county is in the “orange” zone, it means it has a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. “Yellow” means the county has a rate 1 to 10 cases per 100,000 people.

If the overall activity is at a “orange” level, state officials say, school districts in those counties would have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

“When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards,” said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, some districts in New Jersey still provide remote instruction, or have temporarily closed schools due to multiple coronavirus cases.

Essex County officials released cumulative COVID-19 totals for each town and city on April 23, noting that their daily report may not match state or municipal totals (here’s why). Patch has included the U.S. Census’ most recent population estimates for each municipality.

  • Belleville – 5,733 cases, 108 deaths (population: 36,497)
  • Bloomfield – 5,273 cases, 118 deaths (population: 49,973)
  • Caldwell – 606 cases, 16 deaths (population: 7,941)
  • Cedar Grove – 1,537 cases, 119 deaths (population: 12,489)
  • East Orange – 6,957 cases, 290 deaths (population: 64,367)
  • Essex Fells – 187 cases, 2 deaths (population: 2,085)
  • Fairfield – 865 cases, 31 deaths (population: 7,474)
  • Glen Ridge – 386 cases, 13 deaths (population: 7,574)
  • Irvington – 4,488 cases, 218 deaths (population: 54,312)
  • Livingston – 1,788 cases, 82 deaths (population: 30,303)
  • Maplewood – 1,264 cases, 35 deaths (population: 25,380)
  • Millburn – 824 cases, 10 deaths (population: 20,080)
  • Montclair – 2,255 cases, 71 deaths (population: 38,564)
  • Newark – 38,216 cases, 935 deaths (population: 282,011)
  • North Caldwell – 494 cases, 6 deaths (population: 6,621)
  • Nutley – 3,022 cases, 63 deaths (population: 28,434)
  • Orange – 3,511 cases, 128 deaths (population: 30,551)
  • Roseland – 465 cases, 16 deaths (population: 5,835)
  • South Orange – 839 cases, 16 deaths (population: 16,691)
  • Verona – 987 cases, 17 deaths (population: 13,390)
  • West Caldwell – 1,064 cases, 51 deaths (population: 10,837)
  • West Orange – 4,563 cases, 226 deaths (population: 47,563)

This article contains reporting by Tom Davis, Patch staff

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