Morristown COVID-19 Updates: Hospital Capacities, Parade Canceled

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Morristown.

Cases and Vaccinations

The Morris County Division of Public Health reported has reported 108 new cases since Jan. 8 in Morristown. Officials have reported 1,497 cases in Morristown since the pandemic began.

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

• 24,837 confirmed cases
• 3,884 probable cases
• 825 confirmed deaths
• 194 probable deaths

The state health department has logged 29,461 vaccine doses administered in Morris County — an increase of 8,511 since Morristown Patch's most recent COVID-19 update last Thursday. Morris County has an estimated population of 491,845, and the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines each require two doses per person.

Recent Updates

• Check out the latest hospital-capacity data for the Morristown area.
• The Morris County St. Patrick's Day Parade — perhaps New Jersey's largest for the holiday — will have to wait again. The event has been postponed because of the coronavirus. MORE.
• Patch asked readers to send us their queries about COVID-19 vaccines and then got answers from local experts. Dr. Donald Allegra (Newton Medical Center) and Dr. Robert Roland (Overlook Medical Center) — both infectious-disease specialists within the Atlantic Health System — answered reader questions. MORE.
• Morris County has established a COVID Hotline where further information can be obtained. This Hotline can be reached at 973-829-8250. The hotline is staffed seven days each week, during business hours. MORE.

Vaccine Sites

Here are the sites available in Morris County:

• Morris County Mega Site (Rockaway Townsquare Mall)
• ShopRite Pharmacy of Flanders
• ShopRite Pharmacy of Greater Morristown
• ShopRite Pharmacy #297 (Lincoln Park)
• Zufall Health Centers - Dover
• Zufall Health Center - Morristown

Find more info here.

Here's what else you should know:

• Patch editor Russ Crespolini received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday. Here's how it went.
• Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday extended New Jersey's public health emergency amid the coronavirus crisis for the 10th time as the state continues to report its highest daily case numbers ever and fatalities surpass the 20,000 mark. He also addressed growing concerns about the vaccine during a Tuesday news conference. MORE.

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