Middlesex ​Co. COVID Cases Remain In Red Zone: See Town Updates​

Woodbridge NJ

23 January, 2021

10:17 PM

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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). The state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly, says Middlesex County is still in the "red zone" for coronavirus cases. Middlesex County reported 429 cases on Friday, with 10 deaths in the last 24 hours. So far in Middlesex County, there have been 57,090 total coronavirus cases and 1,601 deaths. 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 100,000 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 21 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,261 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours40 Reported Total Deaths Cranbury 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours170 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Dunellen 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours561 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours11 Reported Total Deaths East Brunswick 20 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,253 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours84 Reported Total Deaths Edison 35 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours5,892 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours294 Reported Total Deaths Helmetta 0 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours128 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Highland Park 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours655 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total Deaths Jamesburg 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours365 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Metuchen 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours648 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Middlesex 7 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,025 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours28 Reported Total Deaths Milltown 1 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours348 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Monroe 23 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,744 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours153 Reported Total Deaths New Brunswick 25 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,214 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours92 Reported Total Deaths North Brunswick 22 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,025 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours71 Reported Total Deaths Old Bridge 40 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,716 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours123 Reported Total Deaths Perth Amboy 33 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours6,481 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours166 Reported Total Deaths Piscataway 31 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,338 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours56 Reported Total Deaths Plainsboro 7 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours816 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours32 Reported Total Deaths Sayreville 28 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,102 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours67 Reported Total Deaths South Amboy 11 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours729 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours29 Reported Total Deaths South Brunswick 14 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,803 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours48 Reported Total Deaths South Plainfield 15 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,883 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours50 Reported Total Deaths South River 7 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,166 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours14 Reported Total Deaths Spotswood 5 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours468 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total Deaths Woodbridge 62 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours8,299 Reported Total Cases3 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours191 Reported Total Deaths