How Much Is COVID Spreading In Parsippany?

PARSIPPANY, NJ — The trajectory of the coronavirus remains unpredictable with schools returning and weather likely cooling from here on out. But here's what we know about Parsippany.

Morris County averaged 61.5 new cases per day in the past week, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. Parsippany saw 61 infections from Oct. 5 to Friday, bringing the township to 4,791 new cases since the pandemic began. That's a 1.29 percent increase in the total number of cases in 10 days.

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

• Morristown Medical Center: 23.78 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Clare's Denville Hospital: 76.92 percent of ICU beds available
• Kindred Hospital New Jersey - Morris County (Dover): ICU data unavailable
• Overlook Medical Center (Summit): 47.83 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston): 48.68 percent of ICU beds available

Here's more coronavirus news:

• Morristown Medical Center will upgrade its emergency department in a $26.9 million project. Once design, funding and approvals get finalized, the hospital expects work to begin in early 2022, with anticipated completion in 2024. The hospital's emergency department is among the busiest in New Jersey, averaging more than 100,000 visits per year. The department operated at 100 percent capacity pre-pandemic, with patients and stretchers often overflowing into the hallways. COVID-19 only exacerbated the situation. More.
• More than 75 percent of eligible New Jersey residents are now vaccinated against COVID-19. New Jersey is only one of seven states in the United States to hit this benchmark. More.

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