Essex County COVID Update: Case Totals, How To Get Vaccine

Newark NJ

24 September, 2021

4:39 PM

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ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It's not over yet, Essex County. As of Friday, coronavirus spread remains "high" in the county, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It's a status that's lingered for weeks, despite a 69.4 percent vaccination rate among the county's eligible population. Essex County officials have been releasing cumulative COVID-19 totals for each town and city, noting that their daily report may not match state or municipal totals, and places of residence may change after investigation. See case and death totals as of Sept. 24 below. Patch has included the U.S. Census' population estimates for each municipality. Patch is also including the county's totals from a month ago (Aug. 24) so you can see the difference for your town. Belleville (population: 36,497) Sept. 24 - 6,173 cases, 118 deathsAug. 24 - 5,884 cases, 116 deaths Bloomfield (population: 49,973) Sept. 24 - 5,862 cases, 127 deathsAug. 24 - 5,618 cases, 125 deaths Caldwell – (population: 7,941) Sept. 24 - 676 cases, 16 deathsAug. 24 - 647 cases, 16 deaths Cedar Grove (population: 12,489) Sept. 24 - 1,700 cases, 121 deathsAug. 24 - 1,624 cases, 121 deaths East Orange (population: 64,367) Sept. 24 - 7,867 cases, 320 deathsAug. 24 - 7,498 cases, 315 deaths Essex Fells (population: 2,085) Sept. 24 - 210 cases, 2 deathsAug. 24 - 206 cases, 2 deaths Fairfield (population: 7,474) Sept. 24 - 983 cases, 32 deathsAug. 24 - 930 cases, 31 deaths Glen Ridge (population: 7,574) Sept. 24 - 451 cases, 14 deathsAug. 24 - 424 cases, 14 deaths Irvington (population: 54,312) Sept. 24 - 5,255 cases, 238 deathsAug. 24 - 5,029 cases, 237 deaths Livingston (population: 30,303) Sept. 24 - 2,084 cases, 89 deathsAug. 24 - 1,963 cases, 88 deaths Maplewood (population: 25,380) Sept. 24 - 1,504 cases, 39 deathsAug. 24 - 1,418 cases, 37 deaths Millburn (population: 20,080) Sept. 24 - 962 cases, 10 deathsAug. 24 - 881 cases, 10 deaths Montclair (population: 38,564) Sept. 24 - 2,561 cases, 75 deathsAug. 24 - 2,422 cases, 73 deaths Newark (population: 282,011) Sept. 24 - 40,064 cases, 1,052 deathsAug. 24 - 38,589 cases, 1,025 deaths North Caldwell (population: 6,621) Sept. 24 - 567 cases, 7 deathsAug. 24 - 527 cases, 6 deaths Nutley (population: 28,434) Sept. 24 - 3,341 cases, 68 deathsAug. 24 - 3,196 cases, 66 deaths Orange (population: 30,551) Sept. 24 - 3,833 cases, 142 deathsAug. 24 - 3,712 cases, 136 deaths Roseland (population: 5,835) Sept. 24 - 528 cases, 17 deathsAug. 24 - 497 cases, 16 deaths South Orange (population: 16,691) Sept. 24 - 1,098 cases, 16 deathsAug. 24 - 950 cases, 16 deaths Verona (population: 13,390) Sept. 24 - 1,136 cases, 18 deathsAug. 24 - 1,057 cases, 18 deaths West Caldwell (population: 10,837) Sept. 24 - 1,138 cases, 54 deathsAug. 24 - 1,115 cases, 54 deaths West Orange (population: 47,563) Sept. 24 - 5,010 cases, 234 deathsAug. 24 - 4,789 cases, 232 deaths COVID-19 VACCINES: HOW TO GET YOURS Earlier this week, Essex County reopened its COVID-19 vaccine site at the old Sears building in the Livingston Mall, 112 Eisenhower Parkway, giving the county a third operational center. Livingston was one of five, county-run centers offering COVID-19 vaccines before officials closed three of them amid a dip in demand. Read More: County Announces Big Changes At Its COVID Vaccine Sites Essex County also currently operates coronavirus vaccine and testing sites in Newark and West Orange. They offer walk-in appointments to anyone who lives, works or attends school in the county. As of Friday, each site had hundreds of available appointments, including booster shots, and had all three available versions: Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson. Learn more or register for a vaccination/test here. Residents can make appointments at www.EssexCOVID.org or by calling 973-877-8456. New Jersey has cleared the way for many other vaccination sites across the state, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, supermarkets, pharmacies and doctor's offices. Some are accepting appointments or have residency requirements, but others do not. People can visit COVIDvaccine.nj.gov to preregister. New Jersey has also launched a "vaccine appointment finder," which can be seen here. Send local news tips and correction requests to [email protected] Sign up for Patch email newsletters. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site.