N.J. COVID-19 cases by county for Dec. 28
The state received positive COVID-19 PCR test results for 2,745 residents on Monday, bringing the cumulative total of confirmed positive cases in New Jersey to 463,965. Another 21 residents in the state died due to complications from COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in the state to 16,706 deaths, with another 1,945 deaths ruled “probable” COVID-19 related deaths.
Mercer County recorded 89 new positive cases on Monday, bringing its cumulative total of confirmed cases to 18,318, with 673 total confirmed COVID-19 deaths and another 37 deaths ruled “probable” COVID related deaths.
Following are the latst statistics by county. Deaths and probable deaths listed are totals since the pandemic began. New positives are results the state received on Monday. Cumulative positives are PCR test results recorded since the pandemic began.
A total of 1,128 COVID-19 related deaths in the state have not been assigned a county yet.
Middlesex County
| 315 New Positives | 1,419 Confirmed Deaths |
| 43,467 Positive Test Results | 213 Probable Deaths |
Monmouth County
| 276 New Positives | 908 Confirmed Deaths |
| 30,632 Positive Test Results | 100 Probable Deaths |
Essex County
| 255 New Positives | 2,125 Confirmed Deaths |
| 46,145 Positive Test Results | 242 Probable Deaths |
Bergen County
| 235 New Positives | 2,022 Confirmed Deaths |
| 45,840 Positive Test Results | 260 Probable Deaths |
Ocean County
| 213 New Positives | 1,240 Confirmed Deaths |
| 31,233 Positive Test Results | 75 Probable Deaths |
Hudson County
| 185 New Positives | 1,518 Confirmed Deaths |
| 42,618 Positive Test Results | 163 Probable Deaths |
Burlington County
| 181 New Positives | 561 Confirmed Deaths |
| 20,326 Positive Test Results | 45 Probable Deaths |
Union County
| 150 New Positives | 1,354 Confirmed Deaths |
| 35,807 Positive Test Results | 174 Probable Deaths |
Passaic County
| 132 New Positives | 1,278 Confirmed Deaths |
| 39,310 Positive Test Results | 149 Probable Deaths |
Camden County
| 120 New Positives | 727 Confirmed Deaths |
| 27,739 Positive Test Results | 58 Probable Deaths |
Morris County
| 106 New Positives | 770 Confirmed Deaths |
| 19,625 Positive Test Results | 175 Probable Deaths |
Gloucester County
| 89 New Positives | 350 Confirmed Deaths |
| 13,616 Positive Test Results | 10 Probable Deaths |
Mercer County
| 89 New Positives | 673 Confirmed Deaths |
| 18,318 Positive Test Results | 37 Probable Deaths |
Cumberland County
| 85 New Positives | 207 Confirmed Deaths |
| 7,536 Positive Test Results | 9 Probable Deaths |
Atlantic County
| 76 New Positives | 341 Confirmed Deaths |
| 11,765 Positive Test Results | 18 Probable Deaths |
Somerset County
| 73 New Positives | 571 Confirmed Deaths |
| 12,282 Positive Test Results | 87 Probable Deaths |
Sussex County
| 44 New Positives | 171 Confirmed Deaths |
| 4,253 Positive Test Results | 43 Probable Deaths |
Hunterdon County
| 32 New Positives | 82 Confirmed Deaths |
| 3,629 Positive Test Results | 54 Probable Deaths |
Warren County
| 32 New Positives | 170 Confirmed Deaths |
| 3,796 Positive Test Results | 13 Probable Deaths |
Salem County
| 17 New Positives | 102 Confirmed Deaths |
| 2,597 Positive Test Results | 5 Probable Deaths |
Cape May County
| 15 New Positives | 117 Confirmed Deaths |
| 2,303 Positive Test Results | 15 Probable Deaths |
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