The state’s seven-day average for new confirmed positive tests is now 27,462, up 37% from a week ago and 740% from a month ago as the omicron variant has ripped through the global population.
The state does not issue daily breakdowns of the vaccine status of those who test positive, are hospitalized, or died because of the virus.
During that week, the state reported 44,481 positive tests. Of those, 12,453 were from fully vaccinated people, and those cases led to 17 hospitalizations and 1 death . Officials say vaccinated people are less likely to contract the virus and much less likely to develop life-threatening cases. But officials are calling on more people to get booster shots because the effectiveness of vaccination wanes over time.
New Jersey has reported 1,564,370 total confirmed cases out of more than 16.7 million PCR tests conducted since the state’s first case was announced on March 4, 2020. The state has also reported 250,793 positive antigen or rapid tests, which are considered probable cases.The 5,701 hospitalizations as of 10 p.m. Friday night is up 80 from the night before, despite 900 people being discharged over that same 24-hour period, meaning 980 new patients were admitted.
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