| Today’s developments from NJ SPOTLIGHT – June 13, 2020 New Jersey officials today reported another 523 confirmed cases of COVID-19, for a statewide total of 166,605. The most new cases were in Bergen (64) and Monmouth (60) counties. At the other end, there was one additional case in Warren County. Among states, New Jersey remains second only to New York, with 382,630, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.The center lists 28,606 New Jersey residents recovered from the virus, a figure not provided by the state. An additional 103 deaths related to COVID-19 were reported today, bringing that total to 12,589 — surpassing the state’s death toll from World War II. The daily toll surpassed 100 for the first time in more than a week. (Above chart.)The United States still leads the world in total COVID-19 fatalities, with 115,251 as of tonight, according to Johns Hopkins. The decline in hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued in all categories. * A total of 1,395 patients were being treated for confirmed or suspected COVID cases in the state’s hospitals, the lowest total since the pandemic began. *409 were in critical or intensive care, another low. *279 of those needing special care were on ventilators, just 9 percent of capacity. *104 COVID-19 patients were discharged, either to their homes or other care facilities. Nearly 1.1 million tests for active COVID-19 infection have been conducted in New Jersey, including negatives. The daily, or spot, positivity rate of tests on June 8 stood at 2.5% statewide, a drop of more than a point from the day before. More than 35,000 positive test results have been reported among residents and employees at 551 nursing homes and other long-term care centers in New Jersey. The facilities reporting a cumulative total of 6,296 deaths among residents during the pandemic, more than 5,800 of them laboratory confirmed.They are also reporting the deaths of 115 employees. |
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