110 Parsippany Cases In 10 Days As COVID Surges In New Jersey

PARSIPPANY, NJ — With New Jersey cases and omicron concerns rising, see the recent rate of infections, hospital capacities and other important local coronavirus news.

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Morris County averaged 190.7 infections per day over the past week, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. That's more than triple the amount of daily new cases this week a month ago, when the county averaged 52.7.

Parsippany had 110 new cases from Nov. 23 to Friday, bringing the township to 5,081 cases since the pandemic began, according to Morris County data. That's a 2.21 percent increase to the total number of cases in 10 days.

Here are the local hospital ICU statistics as of the week of Nov. 18 — the most recently available data — according to the Department of Health and Human Services:

• Morristown Medical Center: 26.74 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Clare's Denville Hospital: 71.79 percent of ICU beds available
• Kindred Hospital New Jersey - Morris County (Dover): ICU bed data unavailable
• Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains): 81.25 percent of ICU beds available
• Overlook Medical Center (Summit): 31.48 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston): 50 percent of ICU beds available

Here's more coronavirus news:

• Morris County has a "high" level of coronavirus transmission as of Dec. 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more.
• The first Omicron variant case has been detected in New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli announced Friday. Since testing positive on Nov. 28, the woman has remained in isolation. She experienced moderate symptoms and is now recovering after receiving care in a North Jersey emergency department, officials said. Read more.

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