Passaic County COVID Cases: See Wayne Updates

WAYNE, NJ — New data has been released that shows the coronavirus continues to have an impact on Passaic County and Wayne Township.

Passaic County reported 60,139 cases on Friday, while Wayne reported 130 new cases since April 1.

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, for the week ending April 3, says Passaic 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.

Indeed, a number of school districts still provide remote instruction even as the number of new daily cases has dropped in recent weeks.

Wayne has reported new cases from April 1 through April 6, and also reported one new coronavirus-related death.

There are 130 new cases of the coronavirus in Wayne as of April 6, according to those daily reports.

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