Essex County Surpasses 1850 Coronavirus Deaths, Most In NJ – West Orange, NJ Patch

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Essex County, according to the latest death and case totals from health officials.

Essex County led the state with 1,861 confirmed COVID-19 deaths as of Monday, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Bergen County had the second-highest number of confirmed deaths with 1,786, and Hudson County followed with 1,334 confirmed deaths.

Essex County officials provided a localized list of deaths and cases on Monday (see below).

“This data will not match any other report since cases are continually entering the system and local health departments may reassign place of residence as appropriate during their investigations,” Essex County officials noted.

A town-by-town breakdown of cumulative cases, deaths linked to the disease and most recent population estimate from the U.S. Census follows below.

  • Belleville – 1,026 cases, 65 deaths (population: 36,497)
  • Bloomfield – 1,122 cases, 68 deaths (population: 49,973)
  • Caldwell – 120 cases, 9 deaths (population: 7,941)
  • Cedar Grove – 481 cases, 112 deaths (population: 12,489)
  • East Orange – 2,026 cases, 224 deaths (population: 64,367)
  • Essex Fells – 25 cases, 2 deaths (population: 2,085)
  • Fairfield – 146 cases, 17 deaths (population: 7,474)
  • Glen Ridge – 39 cases, 9 deaths (population: 7,574)
  • Irvington – 1,472 cases, 155 deaths (population: 54,312)
  • Livingston – 520 cases, 69 deaths (population: 30,303)
  • Maplewood – 345 cases, 27 deaths (population: 25,380)
  • Millburn – 162 cases, 6 deaths (population: 20,080)
  • Montclair – 463 cases, 51 deaths (population: 38,564)
  • Newark – 8,135 cases, 652 deaths (population: 282,011)
  • North Caldwell – 45 cases, 4 deaths (population: 6,621)
  • Nutley – 518 cases, 36 deaths (population: 28,434)
  • Orange – 1,045 cases, 89 deaths (population: 30,551)
  • Roseland – 88 cases, 14 deaths (population: 5,835)
  • South Orange – 119 cases, 4 deaths (population: 16,691)
  • Verona – 138 cases, 14 deaths (population: 13,390)
  • West Caldwell – 285 cases, 45 deaths (population: 10,837)
  • West Orange – 1,292 cases, 185 deaths (population: 47,563)

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