Mercer County's COVID Cases: See Town-By-Town Updates

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — New data has been released that shows the coronavirus continues to have an impact on Mercer County (see town-by-town totals below).

Mercer County reported 80 Friday, down from 91 cases reported last week.

The disease’s impact is reflected in the state Department of Health's most recent "COVID-19 Activity Level Report," which is issued weekly. The most recent report, released Thursday, says Mercer County is in the orange zone.

If the county is in the "orange" zone, it means it has a rate of 10 to 25 cases per 100,000 people. “Yellow” means the county has a rate 1 to 10 cases per 100,000 people.

If the overall activity is at an "orange" level, state officials say, school districts in those counties would have to take more serious steps — such as quarantining or even shutting down schools — if a child shows the symptoms of COVID-19.

\"When it is high risk, there are some recommendations that we make together with local school boards," said Edward Lifshitz, medical director for the state Department of Health.

Indeed, a number of school districts still provide remote instruction even as the number of new daily cases has dropped in recent weeks.

EAST WINDSOR TWP
Population 2010: 27,190 Pop/SqMi: 1,737
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 1

EWING TWP
Population 2010: 35,790 Pop/SqMi: 2,302
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 6

HAMILTON TWP
Population 2010: 88,464 Pop/SqMi: 2,199
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 16

HIGHTSTOWN BORO
Population 2010: 5,494 Pop/SqMi: 4,360
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 1

HOPEWELL BORO
Population 2010: 1,922 Pop/SqMi: 2,669
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 0

HOPEWELL TWP
Population 2010: 17,304 Pop/SqMi: 294
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 6

LAWRENCE TWP
Population 2010: 33,472 Pop/SqMi: 1,524
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 7

PENNINGTON BORO
Population 2010: 2,585 Pop/SqMi: 2,665
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00
AM Daily Cases: 0

PRINCETON
Population 2010: 28,572 Pop/SqMi: 1,552
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 0

ROBBINSVILLE TWP
Population 2010: 13,642 Pop/SqMi: 663
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 5

TRENTON CITY
Population 2010: 84,913 Pop/SqMi: 10,317
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 4

WEST WINDSOR TWP
Population 2010: 27,165 Pop/SqMi: 1,035
Report Date: 3/17/2021, 7:00 AM
Daily Cases: 2

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