Infection Rate Down, Warren Co. Remains At Medium Risk: Report

Hackettstown NJ

24 July, 2020

9:00 AM

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WARREN COUNTY, NJ - COVID-19 in Warren County is continuing to spread in a slow and controlled fashion, despite an uptick in infection rate according to the Covid ActNow group. Sussex was listed in the medium level of COVID risk as of Thursday. "Warren County's COVID preparedness meets international standards. If this trend continues, Warren County may eventually achieve herd immunity, though this may take years," the report said. The latest update comes with a new metric of daily cases per 100,000. Warren County has 3.0, while the entire Garden State has a 2.6 rating. The update comes as New Jersey, and all states, have been dropped from the list on track to contain the coronavirus. In Warren County, the infection rate dropped to .86, noting that the disease is spreading slowly. On average, each person in Warren County with COVID is infecting 0.86 other people. Because each person is infecting less than one other person, the total number of current cases in Warren County is shrinking. In terms of ICU headroom used, Warren County has 12 ICU beds. Based on best available data, 25 percent are currently occupied by non-COVID patients. Of the nine ICU beds remaining, four are needed by COVID cases, or 44 percent of available beds. This suggests there is likely enough capacity to absorb a wave of new COVID infections. The new metric is daily cases per 100,000 in population. Over the last week, Sussex County, New Jersey has averaged 3.0 new confirmed cases per day for every 100,000 residents. As context, if these rates were to continue, 2-20 percent of Warren County's population would be infected in the next year. You can read the full report here. Thanks for reading! Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Have a news tip you'd like to share? Or maybe you have a press release you would like to submit or a correction you'd like to request? Send an email to [email protected] Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. You can also have them delivered to your phone screen by downloading, or by visiting the Google Play store.