By NJ Spotlight
- New Jersey today reported an additional 910 cases for a total of 159,608 cases of COVID-19, That’s a one-day increase of less than 1% for the 12th day in a row. (Above chart.)
- By counties, the most new positive results were reported in Middlesex (85), Ocean (81), Camden (71), Mercer (69) and Monmouth (64).
- At the other end of the spectrum, just 20 new cases were reported in four counties combined: Cape May, Warren, Hunterdon, and Sussex.
- The rate of New Jerseyans testing positive for the virus is about 18 in 1,000.
- Hudson County has 18,343 cases, the most of any county.
- Among large municipalities, the infection rate in Paterson (Passaic County) remains the highest, with about 49 positive cases per 1,000 people.
- The state reported an additional 113 deaths attributed to COVID-19, brining that total to 11,634, an increase of less than 1%. More than 7% of all known cases in New Jerseyans have resulted in death.
- Essex County continues to have the greatest number of deaths, 1,657.
- Globally, more than 368,600 have died, led by the United States, with more than 103,600 fatalities, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
- The rate of New Jerseyans testing positive for the virus is about 18 in 1,000. Hudson County has 18,343 cases, the most of any county.
- Essex County continues to have the greatest number of deaths, 1,657.
- Among large municipalities, the infection rate in Paterson (Passaic County) remains the highest, with about 49 positive cases per 1,000 people.
- According to data reported by all 71 hospitals in the state, 2,626 patients were being treated for confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 as of last night, a continued decrease.
- 672 of the current patients were in critical or intensive care.
- 499 required ventilators, 19 percent of the hospitals’ capacity.
- Regionally, 1,271 patients were in hospitals in the north, 766 in central Jersey and 589 in the south.
- 231 COVID-19 patients were discharged, either to their homes or other care facilities.
- The daily, or spot, positivity rate of COVID-19 tests on May 26 stood unchanged at 6% statewide.
- Results of more than 745,308 tests have now been reported to state officials, including negatives, reflecting a significant boost in testing capacity in New Jersey.
- Results of more than 745,308 tests have now been reported to state officials, including negatives, reflecting a significant boost in testing capacity in New Jersey.
- A total of 4,911 deaths among residents at 544 nursing homes and other long-term care centers in New Jersey have been laboratory confirmed as cases of COVID-19.
- Deaths attributed to long-term care residents and staff account for about 43% of all in the state.
- LTCs in the state are reporting a cumulative total of 22,037 positive cases among residents, and 10,582 among staffers.
- They are also reporting the deaths of 106 staffers.
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