Basking Ridge COVID Updates: County Surpassed 10K Cases, NJ Says

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Basking Ridge.

Cases

The Somerset County Health Department has reported 565 cases and 42 deaths in Bernards Township since the pandemic began. That's an increase of 35 cases and no new deaths since Basking Ridge Patch's last update Dec. 2.

Here are the town's latest daily case totals:

• Wednesday, Dec. 2: five
• Thursday, Dec. 3: four
• Friday, Dec. 4: seven
• Saturday, Dec. 5: seven
• Sunday, Dec. 6: four
• Monday, Dec. 7: four
• Tuesday, Dec. 8: nine

The state Department of Health reported 141 new cases Tuesday in Somerset County, bringing the area to 10,052 cases, 542 confirmed deaths and 76 probable deaths since the pandemic began. (The County Health Department has reported 9,615 confirmed cases and 538 deaths.)

Recent Updates

• As the state reports Somerset County surpassing 10,000 total cases, Patch looks into the numbers. MORE.
• Patch highlighted its first Basking Ridge Business of the Year: Soul Sisters Boutique. Here's more on how three sisters made it through the year.
• Patch continues to look for businesses who stepped up through this rough year. Nominate a Basking Ridge business of the year below:

Here's what else you should know:

• Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could take years, even as the first vaccines are expected to arrive in a week. Murphy's words came as a leading industry group said nearly 4 in 10 hospitality businesses could shut down for good without federal help. MORE.
• The Maritime Parc restaurant in Jersey City — the site of a controversial Young Republicans dinner last week that resulted in Murphy calling Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz a "putz" — released a statement about the brouhaha on Monday evening. MORE.

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