Hoboken Loses 2 More Residents To COVID-19

HOBOKEN, NJ — As COVID case numbers continue to decline in Hoboken since the start of the year, the city confirmed two more resident deaths from COVID and gave an update on hospitalizations.

"Hoboken lost another two individuals to COVID-19," Mayor Ravi Bhalla reported over the weekend, "a man in his 60s and a woman in her 90s. I send my condolences and prayers to their families and loved ones."

One of the fatalities was in February, the mayor's spokesperson said, and one was a delayed report from last month.

Since the pandemic began, Hoboken has lost a total of 63 residents. In the last three months, the mile-square city has lost seven residents to the virus, the first fatalities from the virus since last summer.

Hoboken University Medical Center currently has nine patients hospitalized with COVID-19, Bhalla said. Four are Hoboken residents — none of whom are vaccinated, he said.

Overall case and hospitalization numbers are coming down since the steep spike before the new year, when the omicron variant was spreading and more than 600 residents tested positive in a week. (From Jan. 12: Hoboken COVID Hospitalizations Climb To 40)

Bhalla said that from Thursday, Feb. 5 to Friday, Feb. 11, there were 145 positive cases confirmed by the Health Department.

"Please note, some of the above cases are the result of delayed reporting," he noted.

The city of Hoboken has had a total of 9,657 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic's onset.

The update noted:

• The regional COVID-19 Activity Level Index (CALI) score was downgraded to “Moderate Risk”
• Residents are encouraged to stay home if they do not feel well

Last week, the Hoboken school district announced that masks will be optional starting March 7. READ MORE: Masks To Be Optional In Hoboken Schools

Vaccination And Testing Clinic Schedule

The city offers testing and vaccine clinics through partnerships with local providers multiple times per week at 601 Jackson St. and 605 Jackson St. Appointments are required and they can be booked online at www.hobokennj.gov/vaccine or www.hobokennj.gov/testing.

In America, more than 900,000 people have died of COVID since the start of the pandemic. The daily death rate is highest right now in these states.

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