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Nurse Reynaldo Pella, left, was one of five staff members to simultaneously receive the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey officials reported Monday an additional 3,186 COVID-19 cases. The total number of cases since Mar. 4 now stands at 435,763. The state also reported 29 new deaths, bringing the death toll to 16,315. Officials are looking into 1,908 probable deaths.
As of Sunday night, 3,607 people are in hospitals for confirmed or suspected cases of the coronavirus; 727 patients are in intensive care, while another 481 are currently on ventilators.
Are private gatherings really driving COVID-19? Why N.J. doesn’t have the data to back that up
Updated Dec 13, 2020;
Posted Dec 13, 2020
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli speaks at Governor Phil Murphy s daily coronavirus press briefing in June.Michael Mancuso | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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But what data are state health officials basing this on?
The only data set the state has released about the sources of infections has been focused on outbreaks defined as two or more cases that can be linked to a common exposure. It shows that sports were the top source of known outbreaks going back to March. In October, the most recent month for which data is publicly available, 33% of the 51 traced outbreaks were connected to sports. But gatherings and parties only account for 6% that’s three outbreaks.
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