Mercer County's COVID-19 Cases: See Updates

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — New data has been released that shows the coronavirus continues to have an impact on Mercer County.

Mercer County reported 105 new Friday. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, New Jersey is among five states that are behind nearly half of the country's new COVID-19 infections over the most recent seven-day period.

On Monday, the positivity rate in the Garden State was 9.14 percent.

The disease’s impact is reflected in the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released Thursday, says Mercer County is in the orange zone.

If the county is in the "orange" zone, it means it has a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. “Yellow” means the county has a rate 1 to 10 cases per 100,000 people.

If the overall activity is at an "orange" level, state officials say, school districts in those counties would have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

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