How Much Is COVID Spreading In Greater Morristown?

MORRISTOWN, NJ — It's not clear what path the coronavirus may take this fall. But here's what we've seen in Greater Morristown recently.

Morris County averaged 69.1 new cases per day in the past week after averaging 71.8 infections per day the prior week, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Here's how much cases have spread in the area:

• Morristown saw 25 new cases from Sept. 22 to Friday, according to Morris County data, bringing the town to 2,376 total cases since the pandemic began. That's a 1.06 percent increase in total cases in nine days.
• Morris Township had 13 new cases in that span, totaling 1,737 infections since the onset of the pandemic — a 0.75 percent increase in total cases.
• Morris Plains's cases went from 611 to 616 for a 0.82 percent increase.

Here are the local hospital ICU statistics as of Friday, according to the Department of Health and Human Services:

• Morristown Medical Center: 27.39 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Clare's Denville Hospital: 79.49 percent of ICU beds available
• Kindred Hospital New Jersey - Morris County (Dover): ICU bed data unavailable
• Overlook Medical Center (Summit): 53.62 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston): 55.26 percent of ICU beds available

Here's more local coronavirus news:

• Eligible patients can get an additional dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Here's where to find one around Morristown.
• First, Morristown planned to return to in-person government meetings Sept. 1. Then they pushed it to Oct. 1. Now, it's not quite clear when Morristown may return to meetings at Town Hall. Read more.

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