Rutgers Report Shows COVID's Impact On Mahwah

MAHWAH, NJ — A new Rutgers-Camden report seeks to pinpoint just how much each New Jersey municipality was effected by the coronavirus in 2020. The findings reveal which communities were in the epicenter of the pandemic during the spring, and even more that were impacted by the second wave of cases later in the year.

Patch put together lists showing all the towns and Rutgers' reported number of coronavirus cases and infection rates (per 100,000 people) in 2020. To see the full list, click here: Report Shows Town-By-Town NJ COVID Impact, Infection Rates Ranked

The new report issued this week by the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers University–Camden unmasks the broad, regional impact of COVID-19 upon New Jersey municipalities during two waves in 2020.

Rather than focus on county-level COVID case data, the Rutgers University–Camden research institute explores how municipalities truly fared during the first year of the pandemic.

The new research report from Rutgers University–Camden offers a visualization of variations in COVID-19 rates across New Jersey municipalities and illustrates the reality that nearby municipalities can have COVID infection rates that are very different from each and from average rates within their counties.

"This data offers insight for those planning equitable aid allocations across the state and within counties," said Sarah Allred, a professor of psychology and faculty director of the Rand Institute, both at Rutgers University–Camden.

According to the data, Mahwah had 2,210.83 cases per 100,000 people, and ranked 467th when looking at spikes in infection rates between the spring and fall peaks.

The study found that Mahwah has reported 582 cases through Dec. 13th.

Despite the wealth of new information in the study, Rutgers-Camden acknowledged that getting the town-by-town information was difficult. Some towns didn't report data beyond April or June, forcing researchers to dig through data at the county level, and, in some cases, municipality by municipality.

With reporting from Tom Davis.

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