New Hoboken COVID Hospitalization Numbers And Vaccination Status Released

HOBOKEN, NJ — The city of Hoboken has released new numbers for local COVID cases and hospitalizations, including some vaccination information on those hospitalized.

The city said Monday that Hoboken University Medical Center currently has 11 patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and three of those are Hoboken residents.

Of the three residents, one is not vaccinated. Two are vaccinated but did not receive a booster shot, the city said.

The state of New Jersey says that people who completed their Johnson & Johnson vaccinations more than 2 months ago — or second Pfizer or Moderna shot five or more months ago — are eligible for a booster, as effectiveness of the vaccine can wane over time.

"COVID-19 vaccines are working well to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death," the state said, "However, studies show that vaccination may become less effective over time." Find out more about booster eligibility, types of vaccine for the booster, and vaccines for kids here.

Death Toll And Hospitalization Trends In Hoboken

The Hoboken hospitalization rate is down slightly from the previous week, when the city had 16 positive cases in its hospital, including four city residents.

Two Hoboken residents were confirmed last week as having passed away from COVID. The city did not respond to a request for their vaccination information.

COVID case confirmations this week were down drastically from after the new year, when a number equivalent to 10 percent of the city's population had tested positive. The city said that this week, 10 duplicate cases were removed from the system while compiling updated numbers. From Jan. 30 through Feb. 4, a total of 69 cases were confirmed by the local Health Department.

Since the pandemic's onset, the city of Hoboken has had 9,512 known, confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 61 fatalities. Only one of the fatalities was a resident under 40.

This week, the regional COVID-19 Activity Level Index (CALI) score was downgraded from “Very High Risk” to “High Risk," the city said.

The city has removed its indoor mask mandate, with some exceptions, as of this Wednesday. READ MORE: Hoboken To Repeal Indoor Mask Mandate

The city's order was passed in December amid an increase in COVID cases, and then a spike in hospitalizations, locally.

What About The Schools?

Any mask requirements for schools in Hoboken will continue to be subject to the authority of each individual school or district, Bhalla said.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday that schools will have the option to choose what's best for their district as of next month. A school mask requirement remains in effect this month.

Vaccination Rates In Hoboken, And Where To Get A Test

Mayor Bhalla encouraged all residents to get vaccinated and boosted.

As of Monday, 99 percent of Hoboken residents 30 and over, 97 percent of residents 12 and over, and 85 percent of residents overall, had gotten at least one dose of the vaccine.

For a COVID test or vaccine, go to www.hobokennj.gov/vaccine or www.hobokennj.gov/testing.

See more of the most recent city update here.

The city said: "As an update, those who get tested through Riverside at 605 Jackson St. may be subject to a co-pay payment due to recent changes in the insurance market. If you are getting tested with Riverside and have questions about a potential co-pay, please contact your insurance
company, and if you are uninsured, please contact Riverside."

In New Jersey as of Friday, Feb. 4, the state's 71 hospitals said they were treating 2,409 patients who tested positive for COVID. Of those patients, 294 were on ventilators.

Those numbers are nearly half of what was reported two weeks ago. On Friday, Jan. 21, the state's 71 hospitals reported that they were treating 4,826 COVID positive patients. At the time, 511 patients were getting breathing help from a ventilator.

Back in September, 124 people were on ventilators in New Jersey hospitals.

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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