How Much Is COVID Spreading In Parsippany?

PARSIPPANY, NJ — It's not clear what path the coronavirus may take in the colder months. But here's what we've seen in Parsippany recently.

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Morris County averaged 48.2 infections per day in the past week, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. That's a reduction in new cases compared to this time of the month in October, when the county averaged 65.6 infections per day.

Parsippany saw 29 new cases from Oct. 27 to Friday, hitting 4,872 cases since the pandemic began. That's a 0.6 percent increase to the total in nine days.

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

• Morristown Medical Center: 17.68 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Clare's Denville Hospital: 64.1 percent of ICU beds available
• Kindred Hospital New Jersey - Morris County (Dover): ICU bed data unavailable
• Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains): 59.09 percent of ICU beds available
• Overlook Medical Center (Summit): 46.38 percent of ICU beds available
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston): 52.63 percent of ICU beds available

Here's more local coronavirus news:

• Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine is now available for kids ages 5 to 11, granting about 28 million children in the United States the ability to get inoculated against the virus. Here's where parents and guardians can get their children vaccinated against the virus in the Parsippany area. Read more.

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