Another Summit Resident Passes Away Due To Coronavirus

SUMMIT, NJ – The city of Summit reported in a coronavirus update on Friday that an 63-year-old male resident passed away due to coronavirus last week, bringing the death toll in the city to 22 since the start of the pandemic.

Two residents had died of the virus in January.

From Feb. 5 through 11, 31 more people in the city have tested positive, the city said. There have been 77 positive confirmed cases during the month of February and 1,311 total cases since March 2020.

The city of Summit has approximately 22,000 residents.

Total case numbers are updated and adjusted weekly following contact tracing interviews, the city said.

According to Health Officials, infection activity remains at a moderate level in Summit, while cities and counties throughout the State of NJ are experiencing a higher-level rate of infection. https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/covid2019_dashboard.shtml

Vaccine news:

See a list of Union County vaccination locations, including the new Summit site, in this Patch story.

Other news

For the latest CDC recommendations about how to wear masks, and the benefits of a cloth plus surgical mask, click here.

As of Presidents Day, more than 486,000 Americans had died of the virus. (You can see which states had the highest death toll in the past week on this CDC map.)

Here is a link to see the updated list of people eligible for a vaccine in New Jersey.

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Here are statewide coronavirus resources:

• NJ COVID-19 Information Hub: https://covid19.nj.gov/
• General COVID-19 questions: 2-1-1
• NJ COVID-19 hotline: (800) 222-1222

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