Two More COVID Deaths In Hoboken, City Says

HOBOKEN, NJ — As the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread around New Jersey, Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla said Monday that the town has lost two more of its residents to the virus, a woman in her 90s and a man in his 70s. One was vaccinated and the status of the other was unconfirmed, a city spokesperson said.

Seven people are hospitalized in Hoboken's hospital with the virus, six unvaccinated and one vaccinated, the spokesperson said. Two of them are Hoboken residents.

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There have been 90 new cases confirmed among residents from Aug. 21-27, the mayor said. For comparison, there were 71 positive COVID cases in Hoboken from Aug. 9 to Aug. 16. And back in June, there were between 1 and 8 new cases each week in total. READ MORE: One More Unvaccinated COVID Patient In Hoboken's Hospital

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been a total of 5,483 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among Hoboken residents, and 56 fatalities.

Bhalla noted that data from the state of New Jersey showed that only 0.2 percent, or one fifth of one percent, of fully vaccinated people have had breakthrough cases.

"The data continues to indicate that the vaccines effectively prevent the vast majority of deaths and severe symptoms that require hospitalizations, even in breakthrough cases," Bhalla said. "With the full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine for individuals ages 16 and up, there has never been a better time to get vaccinated." READ MORE: Pfizer Vaccine Approval: What NJ Needs To Know

To get local COVID testing and vaccination information, click here.

Ages Of Recent Hoboken Cases

Below is the breakdown of recent positive COVID-19 cases in Hoboken by age group since the last update:

0-11: 10

12-19: 0

20-29: 35

30-39: 22

40-49: 14

50-59: 36

0-69: 3

Vaccination Rates In Hoboken

The mayor gave these vaccination rates:

First dose:

All ages: 71 percent

18 and over: 79 percent

30 and over: 90 percent

65 and over: nearly 100 percent

Both doses:

All ages: 64 percent

18 and over: 72 percent

30 and over: 83 percent

65 and over: 99 percent (second dose)

To read more of the update, click here.

Hospitalization and death in NJ and the United States

As of Friday, 1,022 people in New Jersey were hospitalized with COVID, a number that's been steadily creeping back up since spring. Of those, 98 are on ventilators to help them breathe. These numbers were 923 and 73 a week ago.

More than 632,000 Americans have now died from COVID, up by 9,000 people since a week ago Friday. Most of those hospitalized with the virus are unvaccinated, say officials at the hospitals. You can see which states have the highest recent death rates here.

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• Rise In Child COVID Hospitalizations Prompts Vaccination Plea
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More Information

• The COVID vaccine is 95 percent effective against the virus, according to medical professionals, and while vaccinated people may have "breakthrough cases," there is a lower chance of hospitalization or death for those vaccinated, they say.
• 98 percent to 99 percent of recent COVID deaths were unvaccinated people, according to one study earlier this summer.
• Here is information on vaccine side effects, including the most rare but severe effects.
• COVID survivors may suffer from long-term symptoms.

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