Middlesex Co Weekly COVID Cases Up 4 Percent: See Town Updates

Woodbridge NJ

16 January, 2021

3:55 PM

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Middlesex County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town totals below). Middlesex County reported 53,231 total cases on Saturday, an increase of 2,494, or 4 percent, over the previous week. 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, says all Middlesex County still is 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. Middlesex County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town: Carteret 20 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,172 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours40 Reported Total Deaths Cranbury 0 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours160 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours4 Reported Total Deaths Dunellen 3 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours545 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours10 Reported Total Deaths East Brunswick 25 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,180 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours80 Reported Total Deaths Edison 46 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours5,694 Reported Total Cases2 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours288 Reported Total Deaths Helmetta 1 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours125 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Highland Park 9 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours630 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total Deaths Jamesburg 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours348 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Metuchen 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours627 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Middlesex 5 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours997 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours26 Reported Total Deaths Milltown 1 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours340 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Monroe 34 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,654 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours150 Reported Total Deaths New Brunswick 43 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,105 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours90 Reported Total Deaths North Brunswick 29 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,913 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours70 Reported Total Deaths Old Bridge 56 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,496 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours121 Reported Total Deaths Perth Amboy 44 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours6,284 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours164 Reported Total Deaths Piscataway 31 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,212 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours54 Reported Total Deaths Plainsboro 1 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours787 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours31 Reported Total Deaths Sayreville 31 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,968 Reported Total Cases2 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours66 Reported Total Deaths South Amboy 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours699 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours26 Reported Total Deaths South Brunswick 12 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,723 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours48 Reported Total Deaths South Plainfield 18 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,817 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours50 Reported Total Deaths South River 14 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,132 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours14 Reported Total Deaths Spotswood 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours447 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total Deaths Woodbridge 72 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours7,982 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours188 Reported Total Deaths