Morris County Coronavirus Update: 13 New Cases

Morristown NJ

03 September, 2020

3:34 PM

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MORRISTOWN, NJ — There are 13 new cases of the coronavirus in Morris County as of Wednesday, according to newly released data. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in the county to 7,524. There were 685 total confirmed coronavirus-related deaths reported as of Wednesday, according to the NJ COVID-19 Dashboard. There were 144 probable coronavirus-related deaths reported. The breakdown of cases by ZIP code are as follows: 07054 (Parsippany): 1,471.7 per 100,00007950 (Morris Plains): 1,356.7 per 100,00007866 (Rockaway): 1,071.5 per 100,000Note: All other towns' numbers have been suppressed, according to the data As of Wednesday, there are 192,973 coronavirus cases across the state, with 14,188 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths and 1,783 probably coronavirus-related deaths. To date, New Jersey has tested 2,930,015 people and has a transmission rate of 0.9. There have been 659 coronavirus outbreaks at longterm care facilities across the state as of Wednesday, and 157 facilities currently have outbreaks. There have been a total of 13,332 staff cases and a total of 24,896 resident cases. There have been 6,744 longterm care facility resident deaths reported as of Wednesday, and 121 staff deaths. Get the latest updates on the new coronavirus in New Jersey as they happen. Sign up for free news alerts and a newsletter in your Patch town.