Politics & Government
Essex County Coronavirus Update: Town-By-Town Death Totals
How many people have died from COVID-19 in Essex County, NJ? See town-by-town totals here.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Authorities released the latest coronavirus death totals for Essex County on Monday.
According to Essex County officials, 18,059 people have tested positive for COVID-19 as of Monday, with 1,706 deaths linked to the disease, a 9.44 percent fatality rate.
According to the New Jersey Department of Health, there were 164,164 confirmed cases statewide with 12,176 deaths as of Sunday, a 7.42 percent fatality rate.
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Essex County had the third-highest number of COVID-19 cases in the state behind Hudson and Bergen counties. Read More: NJ Coronavirus Updates (Here's What You Need To Know)
Some experts have argued that many towns are seeing inflated COVID-19 totals and deaths due to the number of nursing and retirement homes within their borders. (See statistics for long-term care facilities in New Jersey here)
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Here are the county’s latest town-by-town totals, as of Monday morning.
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