As of Tuesday, March 29, the Livingston Health Department has reported that a total of 5,540 Livingston residents have tested positive for COVID-19 since the first case was recorded in mid-March of 2020.94 of those residents have died as a result of the virus. Compared to the same time last week, there are 36 new cases, with no additional deaths. In the past month, there have been 143 cases.The state currently lists no active cases within the township’s long term care (LTC) facilities.County and StateCases are steadily starting to rise in the state as the BA.2 omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain of the virus in the state.In Essex County overall, there were 194,109 total confirmed positive cases as of Tuesday. At least 3,282 county residents have died from complications related to COVID-19 as of that time. An additional 17,584 cases and 311 deaths are listed as probable.Statewide on Tuesday, the last available update prior to deadline, there were a reported 1,896,546 total confirmed cases and 30,232 confirmed deaths as a result of COVID-19. There are an additional 2,993 probable COVID-19 deaths. Additionally, there are a total of 300,424 positive antigen cases, which are marked as probable cases by the state.As of Tuesday, 360 patients with COVID-19 were hospitalized in New Jersey. 157 of those individuals were located in the northern region of the state.VaccinationsMore than 6.832 million individuals who live, work, or study in New Jersey are primarily vaccinated (fully vaccinated, not counting boosters) as of Tuesday.More than 3.231 million people have received boosters or additional doses in the state.
