Basking Ridge COVID Updates: Federal Funding, Vaccine Progress

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Basking Ridge.

Cases and Vaccinations

Somerset County officials reported 42 new cases last week in Bernards Township, bringing the town to 1,270 infections since the pandemic began. Health officials have logged 20,150 cases and 699 COVID-19 deaths in Somerset County since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Bernards Township School District updates its COVID-19 dashboard daily.

The New Jersey Department of Health has tallied 142,965 vaccine doses administered in Somerset County — an improvement of about 51,000 doses since Basking Ridge Patch's last update March 4.

Make more sense of the numbers: NJ COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Travel Quarantine Could Change

Recent Updates

• The Bernards Township Health Department will administer COVID-19 tests Thursday at the Bernards Township Community Center. MORE.
• Duke Farms is launching a phased re-opening of the property including the farmers' market, walk and bike trails and open-air attractions with modified hours and new Saturday passes starting April 1. MORE.
• Here is Bernards Township's share of funding from the American Rescue Plan, a federally approved COVID relief package signed into law March 12. MORE.

Here's what else you should know:

• Gov. Phil Murphy told CNN on Monday that New Jersey will have to hold off reopenings because of the surge in COVID variants in the region. Murphy said the surge in variants means that New Jersey won't have reopenings in the near future. He didn't provide a specific timeline. MORE.
• New Jersey issued rules and guidelines this weekend for those who may need the COVID vaccine to go to work. MORE.
• A new report says key metrics in the coronavirus crisis have risen in a number of New Jersey counties, showing that the Garden State has backslid amid the COVID pandemic. MORE.

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