N.J. reports 1 COVID death, 617 cases. State drops to 7th most deaths per capita in U.S.

New Jersey’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 841 on Monday, up 22% from a week ago but still down 22% from a month ago.

death and 617 positive tests, as New Jersey fell below West Virginia and Tennessee as the state with the seventh-most coronavirus deaths per capita in the U.S.

There were 344 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases across 70 of the state’s 71 hospitals as of Sunday night. One hospital did not report data. Hospitalizations hit a recent peak at 6,089 on Jan. 10 during the omicron wave.. Of those hospitalized, 61 were in intensive care and 35 were on ventilators.

The statewide daily positivity rate for tests conducted Wednesday, the most recent day available, was 2.96%. from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Healthy people in the low and medium categories are no longer recommended to wear masks.

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