Cranford Reports New Coronavirus Death

CRANFORD, NJ — The town of Cranford reported Wednesday that another resident has died "in the community," meaning not in a long-term care facility. That brings coronavirus-related fatalities in town to 99.

The town Tweeted, "Today, Cranford has seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one new death, all in community. The number of active cases in our town is now 50 and the cumulative count of cases since March stands at 648. Please continue to follow precautions, even with family and friends."

Cranford High School went temporarily remote on Wednesday because an individual (student or staff member) has tested positive at the school, Superintendent Scott Rubin announced Tuesday night. However, Wednesday morning, he said the school can reopen Thursday for a regular schedule. Read more here.

Two other Cranford schools are presently remote for 14 days, although one is set to resume classes Thursday.

Over the weekend, the state of New Jersey said it had confirmed the highest number of new cases since in April. On Sunday, the State of New Jersey reported 18 new fatalities since the day before, and a record high of 4,540 new cases, following 4,395 positive cases on Saturday. Before that, the highest one-day total was 4,391 on April 17.

Doctors have said that a number of factors are contributing to the drop in the death rate since spring, including people getting test results (and thus treatment) sooner, more protective equipment available in hospitals, and doctors becoming better able to treat the virus. However, the virus still can have long-term effects.

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