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The COVID-19 pandemic reached the U.S. state of New Jersey with the first confirmed case occurring in Bergen County on March 2, 2020, and testing positive on March 4. As of January 11, 2022, 1.63 million cases were confirmed in the state, incurring 26,795 deaths. [1] On March 9, 2020, Governor Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency.
The report took a detailed look at one of the biggest criticisms leveled at the Murphy administration: the Health Department’s March 31, 2020, order for nursing homes to readmit COVID-positive ...
Currently, about 80% of COVID-19 deaths are among those 65 and older, said Ed Lifshitz, director of communicable disease service for the New Jersey Department of Health.
COVID hospitalizations statewide have shot up from 903 on Christmas Eve to 1,258 on New Year's Eve, according to state Department of Health data. There were 135 COVID patients in intensive care ...
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of New Jersey. New Jersey's State Board of Health was established in 1877. Its administrative functions were vested in the Department of Health, which was created in 1947. In 1996, the latter was renamed the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).
NJ overdose deaths peaked in 2020 influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the overdose death rate was 32.1 per 100,000 statewide but varies widely by county. There were 40,893 admissions to NJ heroin abuse treatment programs in 2019, dropping to 33,030 in 2020. Admissions have not reached 2019 levels as of 2021.
The lack of facemasks, gowns and gloves prevented health care providers from containing the spread of COVID, a New Jersey report concluded.
In May 2020, the Department of Treasury stated that the funding for Alaska Native corporations would be held back while the lawsuit awaited a decision. See also. U.S. federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic; Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on religion; Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics