Middlesex Co. Weekly COVID Cases Up 12 Percent: See Town Updates

Woodbridge NJ

09 January, 2021

7:59 PM

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — Week over week, Middlesex County's coronavirus case count continues to increase by the thousands, according to the latest state data (see town-by-town totals below). On Friday, Jan. 8, Middlesex County had 50,737 total confirmed cases. That's a 12 percent increase from last Saturday, Jan. 2, when Middlesex County reported a 10-month total of 45,268 cases. And that Jan. 2 number was an increase of more than 2,351 from the previous week. In total, there have been 1,529 confirmed COVID deaths in Middlesex County and 220 probable deaths. The rise is reflected in the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released Thursday, said Middlesex County is still in the "red zone" for coronavirus cases. The "red zone" means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, rose to "very high" in all 21 counties. That means they exceed 25 cases per 1,000 people over a seven-day average. The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level also rose from "moderate," or "yellow," to "high," or "orange," in recent weeks in all 21 New Jersey counties. With the rise to a "high" level, state officials said, school districts in those counties may have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19. "When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health. Indeed, a number of school districts have shifted to remote instruction as the numbers have risen.The overall coronavirus risk rose to "high" in each of the counties because: The new daily case rate in each of the counties rose to 10 or more per 100,000 people.The percent of COVID-19-like illnesses rose above 5.52 in each of the counties.The percent of positive cases rose above 10.01. Here is the most recent Middlesex County town-by-town case count: Carteret 34 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,991 Reported Total Cases2 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours38 Reported Total DeathsCranbury 1 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours151 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours4 Reported Total DeathsDunellen 7 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours521 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours10 Reported Total DeathsEast Brunswick 23 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,004 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours78 Reported Total DeathsEdison 73 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours5,350 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours285 Reported Total DeathsHelmetta 0 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours113 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total DeathsHighland Park 9 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours571 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total DeathsJamesburg 7 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours318 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total DeathsMetuchen 11 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours578 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total DeathsMiddlesex 13 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours936 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours25 Reported Total DeathsMilltown 3 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours317 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total DeathsMonroe 31 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,438 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours145 Reported Total DeathsNew Brunswick 43 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,888 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours90 Reported Total DeathsNorth Brunswick 21 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,725 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours68 Reported Total DeathsOld Bridge 44 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,096 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours111 Reported Total DeathsPerth Amboy 53 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours5,963 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours162 Reported Total DeathsPiscataway 43 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,010 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours52 Reported Total DeathsPlainsboro 26 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours745 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours30 Reported Total DeathsSayreville 39 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,747 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours60 Reported Total DeathsSouth Amboy 9 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours640 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours25 Reported Total DeathsSouth Brunswick 26 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,621 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours46 Reported Total DeathsSouth Plainfield 10 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,701 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours46 Reported Total DeathsSouth River 15 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,046 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours14 Reported Total DeathsSpotswood 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours415 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total DeathsWoodbridge 84 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours7,485 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours182 Reported Total Deaths