N.J. reports 69 COVID deaths, 1,058 cases. More than 2.9M have received vaccine boosters.
Wednesday also marks the start of BoostNJ2 week — a push to increase COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in New Jersey. There will be 250 vaccinations sites around the state hosting a total of 600 events through Tuesday.New Jersey has now reported 32,800 deaths — 29,840 confirmed deaths and 2,960 probable deaths — in the more than 23 months since the pandemic began here. The probable deaths, which are revised weekly, increased Tuesday by 11 fatalities.in the U.S.
For the four-week span from Jan. 9 to Feb. 5, New Jersey reported 199,298 total COVID-19 cases, leading to 3,977 hospitalizations, and 747 deaths. Among the 2.89 million people who received booster shots on top of their initial vaccine course, there were 24,723 breakthrough cases that led to 500 hospitalizations and 101 deaths.For the week ending Feb. 13, with around 66% of schools reporting data, another 3,109 COVID-19 cases were reported among staff and students across New Jersey’s schools.