Are COVID Cases Rising In The Caldwells?

CALDWELL, NJ — Two years ago, the governor's office reported that 7,228 New Jersey residents had died of COVID in March and April. It was a time before widespread testing, availability of personal protective equipment, and vaccines. This past Friday, the number in New Jersey was 46 deaths in one week. But as always, officials are watching the numbers to see if outbreaks occur.

Nationally and statewide, there has been an uptick in cases following Spring Break. COVID hospitalizations have risen in 37 states in the last two weeks, said Becker's Hospital Review.

A few schools in New Jersey have reinstituted masking for a limited time. But what about locally?

In Caldwell, the town's dashboard shows that cases have been steadily rising over the past few weeks, but not steeply.

In the two weeks ending May 4, there have been 23 new confirmed cases in Caldwell, 70 percent of them in women, the chart says.

Essex County also releases a daily update of new cases in each town here. Caldwell had 4 new cases from Tuesday to Wednesday; North Caldwell had one, and West Caldwell had five.

This week, Essex County announced that it had closed its COVID vaccination and testing site in West Orange and moved it to the Livingston Mall. Several mobile testing sites are being announced each week. Vaccinations at the county sites are free of charge. Get the rundown here.

Residents 50 and over in New Jersey are now eligible for a second booster. Click here for the details: https://covid19.nj.gov/faqs/nj...

The Washington Post published a new report last month about COVID vaccinations waning over time, hence the need for another booster.

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