One More Unvaccinated COVID Patient In Hoboken's Hospital

HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken's hospital has had two occasions in the last two years in which they had no COVID patients: In late July 2020 after months of lockdowns and severe precautions, and then again this past May 2021 after months of vaccinations, prompting the mayor to write on June 22, "Hoboken has not had any residents hospitalized for 30 straight days."

But with the Delta variant of the virus spreading swiftly, unvaccinated residents are landing back in the local hospital.

Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla released new statistics Monday night saying:

• Eight individuals are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 at Hoboken University Medical Center (This was up from seven a week ago)
• Of those, three are Hoboken residents
• They are all unvaccinated.

He also said that out of all 288 COVID cases in Hoboken from June 1 through Aug. 16, 161 have been fully vaccinated people, 119 were unvaccinated, and 8 were partially vaccinated. None of the unvaccinated have been hospitalized or severely ill, he said.

Vaccinated people may still get sick and spread the virus, but there is a lower chance of hospitalization or death, medical professionals say. The COVID vaccine is 95 percent effective against catching the virus.

On Monday, the county of Hudson said it was offering third (booster) shots to immunocompromised residents who got the Pfizer or Moderna shot. READ MORE: Third Shot Of COVID Vaccine Available To Hudson County Residents

Bhalla said that there have been 71 positive COVID cases in Hoboken from Aug. 9 to Aug. 16. For comparison, as of the June 22 report, cases had been in the single digits each week:

Hoboken COVID Cases In Spring, Before The Rise Of Delta

May 22-28: 5 cases

May 29-June 4: 6 cases

June 5-11: 9 cases

June 12-18: 8 cases

June 19-21: 1 case

Age Groups Of Recent COVID Cases In Hoboken

The Hoboken Health Department said cases Aug. 9-16 were attributed to the following age groups:

Ages 0-16: 9

17-30: 35

31-40: 17

41-50: 10

51-60: 4

61-75: 5

76+: 2

You can read the rest of the mayor's COVID update and find out where to get tested and vaccinated in Hoboken here.

More than 618,000 Americans have now died from COVID (see which states have the highest recent death rates here). Most of those hospitalized with the virus are unvaccinated, say officials at the hospitals.

READ MORE:

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• Hoboken Mom Urges: Please Listen to COVID 'Long-Haulers'
• 4 Things To Know About The Delta Variant Of Coronavirus In NJ
• Hoboken Says: Get Vaccinated Or No Spaghetti For You

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