2021 COVID Stats For Montclair: See Weekly Case, Death Totals

MONTCLAIR, NJ — How many cases of the coronavirus were reported in Montclair during 2021? And how many people died from COVID-19?

Essex County officials began releasing daily COVID-19 statistics in March 2020, including cumulative (total) cases and deaths. That effort continued for all towns and cities in 2021, including Montclair.

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County officials have noted that their numbers may not match municipal or state totals, and that cases are sometimes reassigned to a different location after an investigation. Essex County officials have also noted that ongoing data cleaning has taken place in their reporting system to "remove duplicate cases or errors," which may lower case totals.

MONTCLAIR TOTALS

There are 40,921 people living in Montclair, the latest U.S. Census shows.

According to the county, Montclair began the year on Jan. 1 with 1,187 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 57 deaths linked to the disease.

As of Dec. 28, Montclair’s cumulative case total has risen to 3,656, an increase of 2,469 over the 12-month period. Meanwhile, the town's death total was at 78, an increase of 21 since the beginning of the year.

Here are the weekly totals in Montclair for 2021, as reported by the county:

Jan. 1 – 1,187 cases, 57 deaths

Jan. 8 – 1,262 cases, 59 deaths

Jan. 15 – 1,349 cases, 60 deaths

Jan. 22 – 1,408 cases, 61 deaths

Jan. 29 – 1,493 cases, 62 deaths

Feb. 5 – 1,552 cases, 63 deaths

Feb. 12 – 1,597 cases, 63 deaths

Feb. 19 – 1,634 cases, 65 deaths

Feb. 26 – 1,679 cases, 65 deaths

March 5 – 1,757 cases, 65 deaths

March 12 – 1,834 cases, 66 deaths

March 19 – 1,907 cases, 66 deaths

March 26 – 1,974 cases, 67 deaths

April 2 – 2,053 cases, 68 deaths

April 9 – 2,134 cases, 69 deaths

April 16 – 2,193 cases, 71 deaths

April 23 – 2,255 cases, 71 deaths

April 30 – 2,259 cases, 72 deaths

May 7 – 2,266 cases, 72 deaths

May 14 – 2,260 cases, 72 deaths

May 21 – 2,265 cases, 72 deaths

May 28 – 2,269 cases, 72 deaths

June 4 – 2,269 cases, 72 deaths

June 11 – 2,269 cases, 72 deaths

June 18 – 2,268 cases, 72 deaths

June 25 – 2,275 cases, 72 deaths

July 2 – 2,281 cases, 72 deaths

July 9 – 2,283 cases, 72 deaths

July 16 – 2,298 cases, 72 deaths

July 23 – 2,321 cases, 72 deaths

July 30 – 2,340 cases, 72 deaths

Aug. 6 – 2,355 cases, 72 deaths

Aug. 13 – 2,373 cases, 72 deaths

Aug. 20 – 2,401 cases, 73 deaths

Aug. 27 – 2,436 cases, 73 deaths

Sept. 3 – 2,465 cases, 75 deaths

Sept. 10 – 2,511 cases, 75 deaths

Sept. 17 – 2,536 cases, 75 deaths

Sept. 24 – 2,561 cases, 75 deaths

Oct. 1 – 2,598 cases, 75 deaths

Oct. 8 – 2,615 cases, 75 deaths

Oct. 15 – 2,638 cases, 75 deaths

Oct. 22 – 2,664 cases, 75 deaths

Oct. 29 – 2,688 cases, 75 deaths

Nov. 5 – 2,699 cases, 76 deaths

Nov. 12 – 2,713 cases, 76 deaths

Nov. 19 – 2,736 cases, 76 deaths

Nov. 26 – 2,756 cases, 76 deaths

Dec. 3 – 2,796 cases, 76 deaths

Dec. 10 – 2,848 cases, 76 deaths

Dec. 17 – 2,935 cases, 77 deaths

Dec. 24 – 3,377 cases, 78 deaths

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