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COVID In New Jersey: With Hospitalizations On The Rise, Third Wave Fears Are Growing Among Medical Experts

Shereef Elnahal, the president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark, said he is concerned by the increase.

March 26, 2021

COVID-19 cases are rising once again in the Garden State, despite more than 3.5 million vaccine doses in the arms of residents.

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CBS2’s Meg Baker spoke Thursday with experts who are fearful of a third wave of the pandemic.

More than 2,000 people are currently hospitalized in the state, the highest number in more than a month. Shereef Elnahal, the president and CEO of University Hospital in Newark, said he is concerned by the increase.

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