Bridgewater Reports 0 Coronavirus Deaths In Past Month

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — As more and more New Jersey towns now rank high on New Jersey's coronavirus case and fatality list, Bridgewater's numbers are remaining steady on the low side.

As of Friday, the township reported one new coronavirus case. Since the pandemic began the township has reported a total of 522 coronavirus cases and 66 deaths.

Bridgewater has not reported any new deaths in just over a month now. The last death reported was on July 25.

Of the 66 people, who have died due to the coronavirus in Bridgewater, the overall age range is 40 to 105 years of age:

• 2 were under the age of 50
• 5 were between 50 and 64
• 17 were between 65 and 79
• 42 were aged 80+

Comparing Bridgewater to the rest of the Garden State, Patch put together lists showing all the towns and their latest reported number of coronavirus cases and fatalities now that the outbreak is in its sixth month, ranking them based on population. (To see all of the towns and lists click here)

Bridgewater saw a 6.63 percent increase in cases from July 4 through Aug. 23, which ranked at 401 out of all the towns in the state.

The township also saw a 4.35 percent increase in fatalities in the same timeframe, which ranked at 112 in the state.

Bridgewater saw 11.51 cases per 1,000 people in the same timeframe, which ranked at 336 in the state.

Somerset County has a total of 5,379 cases and 493 deaths as of Friday, according to the state. Franklin Township is the hardest hit in the county with 1,475 cases and 135 deaths followed by Bridgewater and Bernards Township in terms of death rate.

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Here is a look at the entire county's coronavirus numbers, according to Somerset County Health Department. (Note that Somerset County reported totals may differ from town's own numbers because of reporting times and other variations.)

• Bedminster Township: 49 cases (5 deaths)
• Bernards Township: 300 cases (42 deaths)
• Bernardsville Borough: 76 cases (4 deaths)
• Bound Brook Borough: 343 cases (13 deaths)
• Branchburg Township: 105 cases (5 deaths)
• Bridgewater Township: 521 cases (72 deaths)
• Far Hills Borough: 3 cases (0 deaths)
• Franklin Township: 1,475 cases (135 deaths)
• Green Brook Township: 152 cases (33 deaths)
• Hillsborough Township: 481 cases (76 deaths)
• Manville Borough: 164 cases (8 deaths)
• Montgomery Township: 137 cases (6 deaths)
• North Plainfield Borough: 357 cases (36 deaths)
• Peapack-Gladstone Borough: 44 cases (1 death)
• Raritan Borough: 126 cases (14 deaths)
• Rocky Hills Borough: 5 cases (0 deaths)
• Somerville Borough: 154 cases (6 deaths)
• South Bound Brook Borough: 86 cases (3 deaths)
• Warren Township: 166 cases (13 deaths)
• Watchung Borough: 99 cases (14 deaths)

New Jersey now has had 190,971 coronavirus cases and 14,150 deaths. Read more: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

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