10 Percent Of Wayne Residents Tested Positive For COVID: Mayor

WAYNE, NJ — Roughly 10 percent of Wayne Township residents tested positive for the coronavirus during the first year of the pandemic, Mayor Christopher Vergano said during a Sunday video message.

Since the first case of the coronavirus was reported in March, 5,369 residents of the township tested positive, Vergano said. Over 200 have died.

"It's been an entire year now since this all started, and unfortunately the news is not all good," said Vergano.

Wayne has seen a slight uptick in cases during the first two weeks of March, with Vergano reporting 309 new positive tests, about 23 per day. A 96-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man have died from COVID-19 in March, Vergano added, brining the total number of deaths to 208.

"We still have to wear masks, we still have to wash our hands, we still have to maintain social distance, and we just need to be careful," said Vergano.

The township reported 558 new cases in February, the first time since November there were less than 1,100 cases recorded. Read more: Passaic County’s COVID Cases: See Wayne Updates

Watch his full video message here:

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