Middlesex Co.'s Cases Remain In 'Red' Zone: See Town Numbers

New Brunswick NJ

20 February, 2021

1:00 PM

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Middlesex County, which remains in the "red" zone while other parts of the state have moved to orange (see town-by-town totals below). On Friday, Middlesex County recorded 201 new cases in the last 24 hours and three new COVID-related deaths. In total, so far there have been 67,467 cases in Middlesex County and 1,797 total deaths. While some counties in New Jersey have dropped to the "orange" zone for coronavirus cases, Middlesex County still remains in the "red" zone, according to the state Department of Health's most recent COVID-19 Activity Level Report, which is issued weekly. The red zone means the daily new COVID-19 virus case rate, per 100,000 people, is still "very high." That means they exceed 25 cases per 100,000 people over a seven-day average. The "orange" zone means they have a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. The latest reports say the overall coronavirus activity level is either "moderate," or "yellow," or "high," or "orange," in all New Jersey counties. "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 16 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,663 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours46 Reported Total Deaths Cranbury 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours208 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours7 Reported Total Deaths Dunellen 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours641 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours11 Reported Total Deaths East Brunswick 10 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,629 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours95 Reported Total Deaths Edison 27 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours6,970 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours316 Reported Total Deaths Helmetta 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours156 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Highland Park 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours768 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours15 Reported Total Deaths Jamesburg 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours448 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Metuchen 5 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours795 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours8 Reported Total Deaths Middlesex 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,214 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours30 Reported Total Deaths Milltown 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours407 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Monroe 15 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,231 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours167 Reported Total Deaths New Brunswick 20 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,982 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours96 Reported Total Deaths North Brunswick 11 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,438 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours78 Reported Total Deaths Old Bridge 19 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours5,574 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours144 Reported Total Deaths Perth Amboy 20 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours7,393 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours180 Reported Total Deaths Piscataway 22 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,121 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours63 Reported Total Deaths Plainsboro 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours984 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours36 Reported Total Deaths Sayreville 15 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,640 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours78 Reported Total Deaths South Amboy 5 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours854 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours32 Reported Total Deaths South Brunswick 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,102 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours61 Reported Total Deaths South Plainfield 18 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,200 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours56 Reported Total Deaths South River 6 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,394 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours18 Reported Total Deaths Spotswood 4 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours567 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours13 Reported Total Deaths Woodbridge 29 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours9,604 Reported Total Cases2 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours221 Reported Total Deaths