2021 COVID Stats For Bloomfield: See Weekly Case, Death Totals

BLOOMFIELD, NJ —How many cases of the coronavirus were reported in Bloomfield during 2021? And how many people died from COVID-19?

Essex County officials began releasing daily COVID-19 statistics in March 2020, including cumulative (total) cases and deaths. That effort continued for all towns and cities in 2021, including Bloomfield.

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County officials have noted that their numbers may not match municipal or state totals, and that cases are sometimes reassigned to a different location after an investigation. Essex County officials have also noted that ongoing data cleaning has taken place in their reporting system to "remove duplicate cases or errors," which may lower case totals.

BLOOMFIELD TOTALS

There are 53,105 people living in Bloomfield, the latest U.S. Census shows. According to the county, Bloomfield began the year on Jan. 1 with 3,000 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 90 deaths linked to the disease.

As of Dec. 28, Bloomfield's cumulative case total has risen to 7,476, an increase of 4,476 over the 12-month period. Meanwhile, Bloomfield's death total was at 127, an increase of 37 since the beginning of the year.

Here are the weekly totals in Bloomfield for 2021, as reported by the county:

Jan. 1 – 3,000 cases, 90 deaths

Jan. 8 – 3,171 cases, 91 deaths

Jan. 15 – 3,380 cases, 92 deaths

Jan. 22 – 3,512 cases, 92 deaths

Jan. 29 – 3,667 cases, 93 deaths

Feb. 5 – 3,783 cases, 93 deaths

Feb. 12 – 3,910 cases, 96 deaths

Feb. 19 – 4,018 cases, 98 deaths

Feb. 26 – 4,116 cases, 100 deaths

March 5 – 4,260 cases, 100 deaths

March 12 – 4,378 cases, 103 deaths

March 19 – 4,517 cases, 109 deaths

March 26 – 4,674 cases, 112 deaths

April 2 – 4,867 cases, 114 deaths

April 9 – 4,995 cases, 116 deaths

April 16 – 5,137 cases, 117 deaths

April 23 – 5,273 cases, 118 deaths

April 30 – 5,256 cases, 118 deaths

May 7 – 5,294 cases, 118 deaths

May 14 – 5,285 cases, 119 deaths

May 21 – 5,299 cases, 120 deaths

May 28 – 5,314 cases, 121 deaths

June 4 – 5,322 cases, 121 deaths

June 11 – 5,333 cases, 122 deaths

June 18 – 5,337 cases, 122 deaths

June 25 – 5,348 cases, 122 deaths

July 2 – 5,358 cases, 123 deaths

July 9 – 5,359 cases, 123 deaths

July 16 – 5,368 cases, 124 deaths

July 23 – 5,392 cases, 124 deaths

July 30 – 5,417 cases, 125 deaths

Aug. 6 – 5,454 cases, 125 deaths

Aug. 13 – 5,527 cases, 125 deaths

Aug. 20 – 5,584 cases, 125 deaths

Aug. 27 – 5,645 cases, 125 deaths

Sept. 3 – 5,700 cases, 126 deaths

Sept. 10 – 5,748 cases, 126 deaths

Sept. 17 – 5,791 cases, 127 deaths

Sept. 24 – 5,862 cases, 127 deaths

Oct. 1 – 5,897 cases, 127 deaths

Oct. 8 – 5,943 cases, 127 deaths

Oct. 15 – 5,971 cases, 127 deaths

Oct. 22 – 5,988 cases, 127 deaths

Oct. 29 – 6,014 cases, 127 deaths

Nov. 5 – 6,040 cases, 127 deaths

Nov. 12 – 6,069 cases, 127 deaths

Nov. 19 – 6,106 cases, 127 deaths

Nov. 26 – 6,168 cases, 127 deaths

Dec. 3 – 6,241 cases, 127 deaths

Dec. 10 – 6,349 cases, 127 deaths

Dec. 17 – 6,504 cases, 127 deaths

Dec. 24 – 7,029 cases, 127 deaths

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