Morristown COVID-19 Updates: Megasite Ramping Up, Hunger Issues

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

Cases and Vaccinations

The Morris County Division of Public Health reported 78 new cases in Morristown from Feb. 5 to Wednesday. Health officials have logged 1,753 infections in Morristown since the pandemic began.

The Morris School District reported the following on its COVID-19 dashboard as of Friday:

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

• 30,541 total confirmed cases
• 5,214 probable cases
• 877 confirmed deaths
• 225 probable deaths

State officials have logged 111,417 vaccine doses administered in Morris County as of noon Thursday — an increase of about 30,000 since Morristown Patch's last update Feb. 10.

Recent Updates

• Three Rite Aid locations in Morris County will administer COVID-19 vaccines, including one in Morristown. MORE.
• More than 100,000 vaccinations have been issued in Morris County to
  date, with nearly 30 percent being provided out of the Morris County Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Center, where a greater supply of vaccine is expected to allow authorities to ramp up efforts to vaccinate 2,000 people per day later this week. MORE.
• The coronavirus pandemic has increased the hunger crisis locally and nationally. Table of Hope has tried to answer the call. MORE.
• Here's the latest on how COVID-19 has affected Morristown nursing homes. MORE.
• It's the first time Morristown Medical Center achieved this accolade during a pandemic. But for the sixth straight year, Healthgrades named the facility among its America's 50 Best Hospitals. Healthgrades uses data from years before the pandemic, but administrators still view the news as promising for its coronavirus care. MORE.

Here's what else you should know:

• The presence of the coronavirus variant that originated overseas has slowed down reopening attempts in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. MORE.
• Thursday's snowstorm shut down multiple COVID-19 "megasites" around New Jersey. MORE.
• COVID-19 vaccine doses from New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson may now be coming later than expected, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci. The change could effectively delay widespread vaccine distribution to mid-to-late May or early June, he said. MORE.

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