Bergen County's COVID Cases Remain 'Very High:' See Town Updates

Mahwah NJ

19 December, 2020

7:42 PM

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BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Bergen 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 Bergen County is still in the "red zone" for coronavirus cases. Bergen County reported 42,401 cases on Friday, an increase from 39,588 over the previous week. 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 1,000 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. READ MORE: Mahwah Public Schools Will Go Remote Before End Of 2020 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. Bergen County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town on Tuesday: Allendale: 240Alpine: 51 Bergenfield: 1,594 Bogota: 430 Carlstadt: 275 Cliffside Park: 1,276 Closter: 203 Cresskill: 370 Demarest: 130 Dumont: 640 East Rutherford: 419 Edgewater: 427 Elmwood Park: 1,255 Emerson: 444 Englewood: 1,620 Englewood Cliffs: 153 Fair Lawn: 1,381 Fairview: 990 Fort Lee: 1,116 Franklin Lakes: 485 Garfield: 1,837 Glen Rock: 304 Hackensack: 2,612 Harrington Park: 136 Hasbrouck Heights: 488 Haworth: 106 Hillsdale: 317 Ho-Ho-Kus: 101 Leonia: 290 Little Ferry: 495 Lodi: 1,502 Lyndhurst: 1,231 Mahwah: 582 Maywood: 458 Midland Park: 246 Montvale: 177 Moonachie: 175 New Milford: 865 North Arlington: 811 Northvale: 184 Norwood: 284 Oakland: 461 Old Tappan: 180 Oradell: 351 Palisades Park: 603 Paramus: 1,812 Park Ridge: 355 Ramsey: 407 Ridgefield: 522 Ridgefield Park: 602 Ridgewood: 690 River Edge: 350 River Vale: 233 Rochelle Park: 382 Rockleigh: 177 Rutherford: 648 Saddle Brook: 687 Saddle River: 241 South Hackensack: 154 Teaneck: 1,922 Tenafly: 401 Teterboro: 7 Upper Saddle River: 99 Waldwick: 333 Wallington: 421 Washington Township: 278 Westwood: 539 Woodcliff Lake: 377 Wood-Ridge: 376 Wyckoff: 740 Bergen County - No Town Attribution: 761