Chatham COVID-19 Updates: Vaccinations Ramping Up In Morris Co.

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

Cases and Vaccinations

Nine Chatham Borough residents tested positive for COVID-19 from Feb. 12 to Thursday. The borough has reported 157 cases in 2021 and 402 since the pandemic began. Ten borough residents have died from COVID-19, according to officials.

The Morris County Division of Public Health reported 15 new cases in Chatham Township from Feb. 9 to Friday. Officials have tallied 399 township cases. The county's public data doesn't include deaths by municipality.

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See school cases on the COVID-19 dashboard from the School District of the Chathams.

The New Jersey Department of Health has reported the following totals in Morris County as of Friday:

• 149 new confirmed cases Friday
• 39 new probable cases
• 30,787 total confirmed cases
• 5,290 total confirmed cases
• 878 confirmed deaths
• 225 probable deaths

State health officials have logged 113,805 vaccine doses administered in Morris County as of Friday — an increase of about 32,000 since Chatham Patch's last update Feb. 10.

Recent Updates

• Chatham Borough reported its first coronavirus death last week since mid-2020. Ten people in the borough have died from COVID-19. MORE.
• Here's an update on how the coronavirus has affected Chatham nursing homes. MORE.
• The Morris County regional megasite will ramp up operations and provide more than 2,000 vaccinations per day because of more available doses. MORE.
• Chatham Patch updated its list of nearby vaccine sites with comprehensive information about registering. MORE.

Here's what else you should know:

• As Garden State students, parents and educators stumble into the
  one-year mark of pandemic learning, Governor Phil Murphy shared that more than a billion dollars in aid is coming to offset COVID-19 difficulties. MORE.
• One impact of this relentless winter weather pattern gripping the Garden
  State is a break in the supply chain for the COVID-19 vaccine, which will force some appointments to be rescheduled, Murphy said Friday. MORE.

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