Essex County Still Leads NJ In COVID Deaths (See Totals By Town) – Montclair, NJ Patch

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County still bears a grim mantle as the New Jersey county with the highest coronavirus death toll, according to state health officials.

As of Tuesday, Essex County has seen 1,901 confirmed deaths linked to COVID-19, the most in the state. The next-highest totals include:

  • Bergen County – 1,807 deaths
  • Hudson County – 1,359 deaths
  • Middlesex County – 1,228 deaths

Essex County has seen 21,407 positive test results, the second-highest total in the state. Bergen County had 22,827 positive cases.

Essex County officials provided the following breakdown of cases and deaths linked to the disease on Tuesday, noting that its 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 – 1,170 cases, 66 deaths (population: 36,497)
  • Bloomfield – 1,257 cases, 69 deaths (population: 49,973)
  • Caldwell – 139 cases, 11 deaths (population: 7,941)
  • Cedar Grove – 504 cases, 113 deaths (population: 12,489)
  • East Orange – 2,125 cases, 231 deaths (population: 64,367)
  • Essex Fells – 34 cases, 2 deaths (population: 2,085)
  • Fairfield – 173 cases, 17 deaths (population: 7,474)
  • Glen Ridge – 52 cases, 9 deaths (population: 7,574)
  • Irvington – 1,605 cases, 162 deaths (population: 54,312)
  • Livingston – 570 cases, 70 deaths (population: 30,303)
  • Maplewood – 374 cases, 27 deaths (population: 25,380)
  • Millburn – 184 cases, 6 deaths (population: 20,080)
  • Montclair – 534 cases, 52 deaths (population: 38,564)
  • Newark – 8,790 cases, 668 deaths (population: 282,011)
  • North Caldwell – 63 cases, 4 deaths (population: 6,621)
  • Nutley – 585 cases, 36 deaths (population: 28,434)
  • Orange – 1,123 cases, 92 deaths (population: 30,551)
  • Roseland – 102 cases, 14 deaths (population: 5,835)
  • South Orange – 131 cases, 5 deaths (population: 16,691)
  • Verona – 167 cases, 14 deaths (population: 13,390)
  • West Caldwell – 303 cases, 48 deaths (population: 10,837)
  • West Orange – 1,396 cases, 186 deaths (population: 47,563)

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