Parsippany COVID-19 Update: Cases, Vaccinations, Risk Level

PARSIPPANY, NJ — During the pandemic, Parsippany Patch has provided weekly local updates and roundups of coronavirus numbers and news. In those months, cases were higher, deaths occurred more frequently and vaccinations remained either inaccessible or hard to obtain.

With transmission now lower and vaccines easier to come across, weekly updates no longer feel necessary. For the time being, Parsippany Patch will provide COVID-19 roundups every so often, while continuing — as always — to report on local pandemic developments.

Cases

Parsippany saw a slight jump in infections Wednesday with seven new cases. Officials had reported three new cases in town between July 6 and Tuesday. Overall, Morris County's most populous town has had 4,275 infections since the pandemic began.

Officials reported 31 new cases county-wide — Morris County's highest total since Monday, when the county reported 42 new infections.

See the state's COVID-19 dashboard for trends in Morris County cases:

Vaccinations

Here are Parsippany's vaccination numbers as of Thursday morning:

• People with at least one dose: 76 percent of all ages, 89 percent of adults (18 and older) and 99 percent of seniors (65 and older).
• People fully vaccinated: 69 percent of all ages, 82 percent of adults and 93 percent of seniors.

COVID Activity

The state labeled Morris County at "moderate" coronavirus risk for the third straight week — it was previously marked at "low" activity. The report's ratings are based on factors such as case rate, positivity rate and the prevalence of COVID-like illnesses.

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