Mercer County's COVID Cases: See Town Updates

Princeton NJ

05 March, 2021

5:51 PM

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MERCER COUNTY, NJ — New data has been released that shows the coronavirus continues to have an impact on Mercer County (see new daily town-by-town totals below). According to the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly, Mercer County is in the "orange" zone," dropping from the red zone in recent weeks. If the county is in the "orange" zone, it means it has a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. "Yellow" means the county has a rate 1 to 10 cases per 100,000 people. If the overall activity is at a "orange" level, state officials say, school districts in those counties would 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. Mercer County reported 83 new cases on Friday, down from 117 reported last week. Statewide, all New Jersey except Atlantic County, is out of the "red zone." Officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town: EAST WINDSOR TWPPopulation 2010: 27,190 Pop/SqMi: 1,737Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 4 EWING TWPPopulation 2010: 35,790 Pop/SqMi: 2,302Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 6 HAMILTON TWPPopulation 2010: 88,464 Pop/SqMi: 2,199Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 9 HIGHTSTOWN BOROPopulation 2010: 5,494 Pop/SqMi: 4,360Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 1 HOPEWELL BOROPopulation 2010: 1,922 Pop/SqMi: 2,669Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 0 HOPEWELL TWPPopulation 2010: 17,304 Pop/SqMi: 294Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 4 LAWRENCE TWPPopulation 2010: 33,472 Pop/SqMi: 1,524Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 3 PENNINGTON BOROPopulation 2010: 2,585 Pop/SqMi: 2,665Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 0 PRINCETONPopulation 2010: 28,572 Pop/SqMi: 1,552Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 1 ROBBINSVILLE TWPPopulation 2010: 13,642 Pop/SqMi: 663Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 2 TRENTON CITYPopulation 2010: 84,913 Pop/SqMi: 10,317Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 14 WEST WINDSOR TWPPopulation 2010: 27,165 Pop/SqMi: 1,035Report Date: 3/3/2021, 7:00 AMDaily Cases: 3 Thank you for reading. Have a correction or news tip? Email [email protected] Get breaking news alerts on your phone with our app. Download here. Sign up to get Patch emails so you don't miss out on local and statewide news.