The state’s seven-day average for confirmed positive tests is 2,755, a 19% increase from a week ago and a 15% increase from last month.
for COVID-19 transmission. Those in high-risk areas are recommended to wear a mask indoors in public and on public transportation and stay up to date on vaccinations, according to the CDC.
Only four of the state’s counties remain in the medium-risk category: Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem and Cumberland. Masks are not recommended in the medium- and low-risk regions.New Jersey has reported 2.16 million total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the more than two years since the state reported its first known case March 4, 2020.
The Garden State has also recorded 371,033 positive antigen or rapid tests, which are considered probable cases. And there are numerous cases that have likely never been counted, including at-home positive tests that are not included in the state’s numbers. The state of 9.2 million residents has reported 34,152 COVID-19 deaths — 31,062 confirmed fatalities and 3,090 probable ones.
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