Bloomfield, NJ Coronavirus Updates & News For February 2 – Patch.com

Here’s how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across NJ.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reported to the f… Read more

Meanwhile, New Jersey has seen increases in in-school transmission of the virus.

NEW JERSEY — It will take time before the Food and Drug Administration decides whether to grant emergency-use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages six months to four years. But New Jersey officials “will watch (the situation) very closely,” said Gov. Phil Murphy…. Read more

Newark is extending some of the state’s toughest vaccine and mask mandates.

NEWARK, NJ — Newark is extending some of the state’s toughest vaccine and mask mandates, officials say…. Read more

Updated federal data shows how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Essex County.

VERONA-CEDAR GROVE, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reported … Read more

See how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across NJ.

WEST ORANGE, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reported to the … Read more

See how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospital capacity in Essex County and across NJ.

MILLBURN-SHORT HILLS, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reporte… Read more

Updated federal data shows how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Essex County.

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reported to the… Read more

Updated federal data shows how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Essex County.

LIVINGSTON, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reported to the f… Read more

Updated federal data shows how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected hospitals in Essex County.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — COVID-19 hospitalizations continued to decline nationally, but the country still needs time to get back to pre-omicron variant hospital occupancy levels. Around 128,500 inpatient beds were being used for COVID-19 patients as of Feb. 1, which was a drop of more than 20,000 beds from the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. State health officials in New Jersey reported to the fe… Read more

Rutgers settled a lawsuit filed by a parent, who argued their daughter did not get the education she paid for when classes went all virtual.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Rutgers University agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by a parent against the school, who argued that their daughter did not receive the college education they paid for when the campus went all virtual in spring of 2020…. Read more

The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on small businesses, including the ones in Montclair.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — The pandemic has been hard on small businesses, including the ones in Montclair…. Read more