Hillsborough Sees Spike In Coronavirus Cases, Deaths

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — As more and more New Jersey towns now rank high on New Jersey's coronavirus case and fatality list including Hillsborough which saw a spike in its numbers since July 4.

As of Thursday, the township reported 0 new coronavirus cases. Since the pandemic began the township has reported a total of 515 coronavirus cases and 76 deaths.

The last death reported in Hillsborough was on Aug. 13.

Of the 76 people, who have died due to the coronavirus in Hillsborough, the overall age range is 40 to over 100 years of age:

• 1 - age 40 to 49
• 2 - age 60 to 69
• 15 - age 70 to 79
• 34 - age 80 to 89
• 23 - age 90 to 99
• 1 - age 100+

Comparing Hillsborough 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)

Hillsborough saw a 77.43 percent increase in cases from July 4 through Aug. 23, which ranked at 23 out of all the towns in the state.

The township also saw a 40.74 percent increase in fatalities in the same timeframe, which ranked at 24 in the state.

Hillsborough saw 12.97 cases per 1,000 people in the same timeframe, which ranked at 290 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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