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

NEWARK, NJ —How many cases of the coronavirus were reported in Newark 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 Newark.

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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.

NEWARK TOTALS

There are 311,549 people living in Newark, the latest U.S. Census shows.

According to the county, Newark began the year on Jan. 1 with 21,520 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 767 deaths linked to the disease.

As of Dec. 28, Newark's case total has risen to 53,589, an increase of 32,069 over the 12-month period. Meanwhile, Newark's death total was at 1,079, an increase of 312 since the beginning of the year.

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

Jan. 1 – 21,520 cases, 767 deaths

Jan. 8 – 22,713 cases, 777 deaths

Jan. 15 – 24,395 cases, 793 deaths

Jan. 22 – 25,505 cases, 807 deaths

Jan. 29 – 26,987 cases, 824 deaths

Feb. 5 – 27,826 cases, 833 deaths

Feb. 12 – 28,929 cases, 844 deaths

Feb. 19 – 29,797 cases, 855 deaths

Feb. 26 – 30,542 cases, 871 deaths

March 5 – 31,294 cases, 883 deaths

March 12 – 32,054 cases, 887 deaths

March 19 – 32,969 cases, 890 deaths

March 26 – 33,942 cases, 907 deaths

April 2 – 35,083 cases, 911 deaths

April 9 – 36,193 cases, 917 deaths

April 16 – 37,195 cases, 928 deaths

April 23 – 38,216 cases, 935 deaths

April 30 – 36,680 cases, 950 deaths

May 7 – 36,741 cases, 968 deaths

May 14 – 36,662 cases, 978 deaths

May 21 – 36,810 cases, 988 deaths

May 28 – 36,826 cases, 993 deaths

June 4 – 36,912 cases, 998 deaths

June 11 – 36,930 cases, 999 deaths

June 18 – 36,953 cases, 1,002 deaths

June 25 – 36,962 cases, 1,005 deaths

July 2 – 36,963 cases, 1,007 deaths

July 9 – 37,002 cases, 1,008 deaths

July 16 – 37,102 cases, 1,010 deaths

July 23 – 37,273 cases, 1,011 deaths

July 30 – 37,494 cases, 1,014 deaths

Aug. 6 – 37,763 cases, 1,016 deaths

Aug. 13 – 38,076 cases, 1,018 deaths

Aug. 20 – 38,440 cases, 1,021 deaths

Aug. 27 – 38,739 cases, 1,028 deaths

Sept. 3 – 39,056 cases, 1,031 deaths

Sept. 10 – 39,338 cases, 1,039 deaths

Sept. 17 – 39,716 cases, 1,044 deaths

Sept. 24 – 40,064 cases, 1,052 deaths

Oct. 1 – 40,327 cases, 1,052 deaths

Oct. 8 – 40,539 cases, 1,054 deaths

Oct. 15 – 40,709 cases, 1,055 deaths

Oct. 22 – 40,877 cases, 1,055 deaths

Oct. 29 – 41,041 cases, 1,057 deaths

Nov. 5 – 41,210 cases, 1,061 deaths

Nov. 12 – 41,393 cases, 1,064 deaths

Nov. 19 – 41,666 cases, 1,065 deaths

Nov. 26 – 41,954 cases, 1,066 deaths

Dec. 3 – 42,402 cases, 1,070 deaths

Dec. 10 – 43,164 cases, 1,072 deaths

Dec. 17 – 44,533 cases, 1,074 deaths

Dec. 24 – 49,700 cases, 1,078 deaths

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