New Jersey's seven-day average for confirmed cases was 1,672 Tuesday, up 14% from a week ago and up 157% from a month ago
The state Department of Health said New Jersey had 80 confirmed cases of the “stealth omicron” subvariants BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 as of Monday morning. The strains previously had been found in New York state.
There were at least 45 people discharged in that same 24-hour period ending Monday night, according toNew Jersey’s transmission rate was Nearly all of New Jersey’s 21 counties were listed as having “low” rates of transmission, according tofrom the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. After months of all 21 counties being listed as “low,” Bergen County has been elevated to “medium” transmission. Healthy people in the low and medium areas are no longer recommended to wear masks.
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