Belleville, Nutley Coronavirus Update: Case, Death Totals

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Authorities released updated coronavirus fatality totals for Belleville, Nutley and other municipalities in Essex County on Monday morning.

Essex County officials released the following totals for Belleville and Nutley:

• Belleville - 793 cases, 41 deaths (5.1 percent fatality rate)
• Nutley - 397 cases, 28 deaths (7 percent fatality rate)

New Jersey had 109,038 confirmed cases with 5,938 deaths, a 5.4 percent fatality rate. READ MORE: NJ Coronavirus Updates (Here's What You Need To Know)

County officials offered the following disclaimers about the totals:

“The number of infected individuals in any municipality is likely to be much greater than indicated as this data only includes persons who have been tested and whose lab results have been reported in the state’s data system. This data will not match any other report since cases are continually entering the system and local health departments may reassign place of residence as appropriate during their investigations.”

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