Millburn Coronavirus Fatality Count Climbs To 9

MILLBURN, NJ — As of Thursday, a total of 715 Millburn residents have tested positive for coronavirus, 16 more residents than a week ago. Additionally, the fatality count climbed from 8 to 9 on Wednesday, according to the township's statistics.

"In compliance with federal, state and HIPPA laws, the Township will not release any personal information about COVID-19 cases," says the township on its site.

There are sometimes delays in reporting cases to local Health Departments by the state, so the increase on Wednesday does not mean the person passed away that day.

The first two cases of Millburn residents with coronavirus were confirmed a year ago this week.

Here are the county's statistics, by town, as of Thursday:

Testing, vaccines, and a memorial near you

Fine out where to get a coronavirus test near you by using this link.

Here is a Patch story on where to get the vaccine in Essex County.

In nearby South Orange, residents will hold a memorial on Sunday to South Orange and Maplewood residents lost to the virus in the past year (read more here).

State hospitalizations and deaths

The state of New Jersey reported Wednesday that 1,895 people are still hospitalized with the virus, 407 of those in critical care, and 57 percent of those on ventilators. 38 more fatalities were reported since the day before, bringing the state's confirmed deaths to 21,530.

While the daily fatality rate is starting to drop again, it's not at the level it was six months ago, before the second wave in New Jersey when there were a total of only two coronavirus fatalities reported statewide from Sept. 7 to Sept. 8.

On April 30, 2020, the one-day death toll in New Jersey reached an all-time high of 460 residents in 24 hours.

As of Thursday, across the country, approximately 538,000 Americans had died of the virus. (You can see which states had the highest death toll in the past week on this CDC map.)

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