How Much Is COVID Spreading In Bergen County With Delta Emerging

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — COVID-19 cases have been on the rise across the state as the Delta variant continues to spread, but the county has also seen an uptick in cases. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the community transmission rate is "substantial."

The latest state Department of Health data shows that 713 new cases have been confirmed since Aug. 1, bringing the county total to 92,374.

Officials continue to monitor the delta variant, which accounted for 53.2 percent of coronavirus cases in New Jersey over a four-week period ending on July 3, CDC numbers show.

"It's twice as infectious," Andy Slavitt, a former member of President Joe Biden's Covid Response Team, told CNN. "Fortunately, unlike 2020, we actually have a tool that stops the delta variant in its tracks: It's called vaccine."

In addition to the rise in cases, the CDC has also listed Bergen County among those in the state with a "substantial" rate of community transmission. The determination is based on metrics such as case rate, positivity rate and prevalence of COVID-like illnesses.

Most New Jersey counties now have a "substantial" level of transmission, excluding Cumberland, Cape May, Burlington and Monmouth ("high") and Warren ("moderate"), according to the CDC.

Here's the total number of cases reported in a collection of Bergen County Patch towns:

• Fair Lawn — 3,165
• Glen Rock — 861
• Hillsdale — 824
• Mahwah — 1,595
• Paramus — 3,384
• Ridgewood — 1,470
• Saddle Brook — 1,581
• Teaneck — 3,726
• Westwood — 1,328
• Wyckoff — 1,647

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