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2 New Coronavirus Cases In Princeton, Total Rises To 179

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak in Princeton and Mercer County as of Thursday, June 4.

PRINCETON, NJ — Princeton is reporting two new coronavirus cases bringing the total to 179 and 18 deaths as of Thursday. Of the total cases 92 have recovered.

There have been six new coronavirus cases in the past week and 10 cases in the past 14 days, according to the Princeton Health Department.

Of the positive cases 52 percent were women and 48 percent were men.

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Here is a breakdown of the positive cases ages:

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  • Under 11 years old - 3
  • Ages 12 - 17 - 3
  • Ages 18 to 25 - 13
  • Ages 26 to 35 - 13
  • Ages 36 to 45 - 36
  • Ages 46 to 55 - 27
  • Ages 56 to 65 - 20
  • Ages 66 to 75 - 14
  • Ages 76 to 85 - 18
  • Over 86 - 31

Mercer County has a total of 7,072 positive cases as of Thursday.

Here is a look at the entire county's coronavirus numbers, according to Mercer County's latest numbers reported on Tuesday. The deaths were not reported on the county's breakdown.(Note that Mercer County reported totals may differ from town's own numbers because of reporting times and other variations.)

  • East Windsor - 530
  • Ewing - 595
  • Hamilton - 1,531
  • Hightstown - 133
  • Hopewell Borough - 6
  • Hopewell Township - 136
  • Lawrence - 340
  • Pennington - 15
  • Princeton - 179
  • Robbinsville - 88
  • Trenton - 2,553
  • West Windsor - 161

In New Jersey the number of cases rose to 162,530 and 11,970 deaths. Read more: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know

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