Staff cases began to drop last week, but this is the first week student cases also dropped.
There were 17,820 cases of the coronavirus reported by students in the week ending Jan. 16. That’s down 38% from the week before, when over 28,000 cases were reported. This is the first time since mid-October student rates decreased.
Staff rates continued to fall for the second week in a row. There were 4,371 cases reported by staffers, a 49% drop from the week prior. The decline in student cases mirrors the decline in cases overall in New Jersey. The weekly average of new coronavirus casesAbout one third of the schools in the state went virtual after the winter break due to illnesses and staff shortages prompted by quarantining rules, however all but aboutWhile the school mask mandate remains in place for now, Gov.
Overall, 62% of schools reported coronavirus data for the week ending Jan. 16, a similar proportion as previous weeks. The statewide rate of cases per 1,000 students and staff was 18.21, but there were 14 counties where the rate was higher than the average:Cape May: 19.06 cases per 1,000Hunterdon: 30.22 cases per 1,000Salem: 31.25 cases per 1,000Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust.
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