NEW JERSEY-CoVid19 Case Counts & News

Hat Tip to FluTrackers:

NJ reports first presumptive positive COVID-19 case
https://www.fox29.com/news/nj-reports-first-presumptive-positive-covid-19-case

Published 22 mins ago
Coronavirus
FOX 29 Philadelphia

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey is reporting its first presumptive positive case of novel coronavirus, officials in Governor Phil Murphy’s office stated.

A man in his 30s was hospitalized March 3 in Bergen County, according to the Governor’s office...

ReadyMom wrote: Hat Tip to  FluTrackers:

NJ reports first presumptive positive COVID-19 case
https://www.fox29.com/news/nj-reports-first-presumptive-positive-covid-19-case

===RELATED===

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/nj-coronavirus-update-fort-lee-man-32-is-first-to-test-positive-for-virus-in-state.html

N.J. coronavirus update: Fort Lee man, 32, is first to test positive for virus in state.

Updated 7:32 AM; Today 7:31 AM
A 32-year-old man from Fort Lee in Bergen County is the first person in New Jersey to be diagnosed with coronavirus, the borough’s mayor told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.

The unidentified man was being treated for the illness at Hackensack University Me

Hat Tip to FluTrackers:

https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/nj-coronavirus-update-fort-lee-man-32-is-first-to-test-positive-for-virus-in-state.html

..In what may be a second case, a patient at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck is under observation and suspected of having the COVID-19, which causes the virus, hospital officials told NJ Advance Media on Thursday.

“A person is under investigation (at the hospital) for coronavirus,” said Jessica Griffin, a spokeswoman for Holy Name..

Hat Tip to FluWiki, Facebook:

...N.J. Patient Is Health-Care Worker (3:30 p.m. NY)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/airlines-face-113-billion-hit-110312555.html

A coronavirus patient in Fort Lee, New Jersey, is a health-care worker with a residence in Manhattan, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The infection of health-care workers is of particular concern for two reasons: They could have contracted the disease from a patient, or they could have been around vulnerable people while sick. The patient, who hadn’t traveled internationally, fell ill March 2 after attending a conference in New York City, the person said.

The patient sought care at a walk-in clinic in Bergen County, then was sent to Hackensack University Medical Center and placed in isolation, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said at a news briefing. She also confirmed a second case in the state...

Hat Tip to FluTrackers:

Two Bergen County residents diagnosed with coronavirus, eight in NJ being evaluated
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/two-bergen-county-residents-diagnosed-with-coronavirus-eight-in-nj-being-evaluated/ar-BB10NLDx?ocid=st2

Lindy Washburn, Katie Sobko and Terrence T. McDonald, NorthJersey.com 29 mins ago

Two Bergen County residents with no apparent connection — an Englewood resident and a 32-year-old New York City health care worker with an apartment in Fort Lee — are the first New Jersey patients to be diagnosed with coronavirus, as the disease continues to expand across the country, health officials said Thursday.

a sign on the side of a building: Center Pharmacy is limiting N95 face masks at five masks per customer in Fort Lee, N.J. on Thursday March 5, 2020. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com Center Pharmacy is limiting N95 face masks at five masks per customer in Fort Lee, N.J. on Thursday March 5, 2020.
The latest patient to be diagnosed, in Englewood, was discharged to their home on Thursday afternoon, where they are to remain in self-quarantine, Englewood Health hospital said.

More cases are expected, but the current risk to the general public remains low, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said.

N.J. now ranks 2nd in nation for total coronavirus cases with 2,844
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/nj-now-ranks-2nd-in-nation-for-total-coronavirus-cases-with-2844.html

In one week, coronavirus cases in New Jersey soared from 178 to 2,844, pushing the state Monday to the second highest total for positive tests in the nation.

Only New York is ahead of New Jersey with 23,230 coronavirus cases confirmed. Nationally, the total number of cases are 46,450, according to Johns Hopkins University. ---CONTINUED---

N.J. coronavirus cases rise to 11,124 with 140 deaths.
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/03/nj-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-11124-with-140-deaths-another-big-surge-as-2289-new-positive-tests-are-announced.html

The grim numbers keep getting worse by the day, with New Jersey now having at least 11,124 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including 140 known deaths, as state officials Saturday reported 2,289 new positive tests and 32 new deaths from an outbreak they expect to linger in the state through at least May. ---CONTINUED---