Chatham COVID-19 Updates: Increase In Cases, Vaccine Progress

CHATHAM, NJ — Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Chatham.

Cases and Vaccinations

Chatham Township saw a new high for 2021 in coronavirus cases, with 33 new infections reported from March 12 to Monday. The township has seen 482 cases since the pandemic began, according to the Morris County Division of Public Health.

Chatham Borough, meanwhile, reported 18 new cases from March 12 to Thursday. The borough has tallied 202 cases in 2021 and 447 cases to date.

The New Jersey Department of Health reported the following for Morris County on Wednesday:

• 166 new confirmed cases
• 83 new probable cases
• 36,619 confirmed cases since the onset of the pandemic
• 6,632 total probable cases
• 928 confirmed deaths
• 240 probable deaths

State officials have tallied 271,785 vaccine doses administered in Morris County — an improvement of about 104,000 since Chatham Patch's last update March 4.

Recent Updates

• Here's more on the new high in cases for Chatham Township this calendar year.
• The pandemic, combined with severe weather in much of the country, has challenged the nation's blood supply. But Chatham can help. Here are some upcoming blood drives.
• Here are the Chathams' shares of the American Rescue Plan money.
• Check out an up-to-date list of COVID-19 vaccine sites and resources around Chatham. MORE.

Here's what else you should know:

• With holidays such as Easter and Passover coming up, Gov. Phil Murphy
  urged people to keep gatherings within their "immediate bubble" amid the COVID-19 crisis. MORE.
• The New Jersey Department of Health issued revised guidance for in-class
  procedures on Wednesday, relaxing social distancing rules for many students and clearing the way for more five-days-a-week in-person instruction. MORE.

Thanks for reading. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Have a news tip you'd like to share? Or maybe you have a press release you would like to submit or a correction you'd like to request? Send an email to josh.bakan@patch.com.

Subscribe to your local Patch newsletter. You can also have them delivered to your phone screen by downloading, or by visiting the Google Play store. You can also follow the Chatham Patch Facebook page.