Middlesex County COVID Cases Remain 'Very High:' See Town Updates

Woodbridge NJ

02 January, 2021

6:16 PM

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MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ — The coronavirus continues to take a grim toll on Middlesex County, impacting local businesses and schools in the region, according to updated state data (see town-by-town update below). The state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly, says Middlesex County is in the "red zone" for coronavirus cases. Middlesex County reported a 10-month total of 45,268 cases on Saturday, an increase of more than 2,351 from the previous week. Middlesex is among a number of counties that have started vaccination programs, announced immunization sites or both. Read more: Update As COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Announced In Middlesex County The "red zone," meanwhile, 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. 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. 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. Middlesex County officials provided the following breakdown of cases by town: Carteret 32 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,841 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours35 Reported Total Deaths Cranbury 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours136 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours3 Reported Total Deaths Dunellen 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours494 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours10 Reported Total Deaths East Brunswick 36 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,835 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours70 Reported Total Deaths Edison 53 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours4,962 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours274 Reported Total Deaths Helmetta 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours106 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Highland Park 5 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours530 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours12 Reported Total Deaths Jamesburg 3 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours288 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours6 Reported Total Deaths Metuchen 13 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours510 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Middlesex 20 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours877 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours25 Reported Total Deaths Milltown 2 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours303 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours5 Reported Total Deaths Monroe 20 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,199 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours143 Reported Total Deaths New Brunswick 34 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,728 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours88 Reported Total Deaths North Brunswick 25 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,560 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours68 Reported Total Deaths Old Bridge 56 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours3,720 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours105 Reported Total Deaths Perth Amboy 48 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours5,556 Reported Total Cases1 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours158 Reported Total Deaths Piscataway 44 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,812 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours48 Reported Total Deaths Plainsboro 3 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours674 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours29 Reported Total Deaths Sayreville 31 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours2,523 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours54 Reported Total Deaths South Amboy 8 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours584 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours22 Reported Total Deaths South Brunswick 13 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,480 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours39 Reported Total Deaths South Plainfield 18 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours1,597 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours45 Reported Total Deaths South River 17 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours977 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours13 Reported Total Deaths Spotswood 3 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours373 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours11 Reported Total Deaths Woodbridge 79 Reported Cases in the last 24 Hours6,911 Reported Total Cases0 Reported Deaths in the last 24 Hours175 Reported Total Deaths