2021 COVID Stats For West Orange: See Weekly Case, Death Totals

WEST ORANGE, NJ —How many cases of the coronavirus were reported in West Orange during 2021? And how many people died from COVID-19?

Essex County officials began releasing daily COVID-19 statistics in March 2020, including cumulative (total) cases and deaths. That effort continued for all towns and cities in 2021, including West Orange.

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County officials have noted that their numbers may not match municipal or state totals, and that cases are sometimes reassigned to a different location after an investigation. Essex County officials have also noted that ongoing data cleaning has taken place in their reporting system to "remove duplicate cases or errors," which may lower case totals.

WEST ORANGE TOTALS

There are 48,843 people living in West Orange, the latest U.S. Census shows.

According to the county, West Orange began the year on Jan. 1 with 2,691 cumulative COVID-19 cases and 204 deaths linked to the disease.

As of Dec. 28, West Orange's case total has risen to 7,142, an increase of 4,451 over a 12-month period. Meanwhile, West Orange's death total was at 238 as of Dec. 28, an increase of 34 from the beginning of the year.

Here are the cumulative weekly totals in West Orange for 2021, as reported by the county:

Jan. 1 – 2,691 cases, 204 deaths

Jan. 8 – 2,825 cases, 204 deaths

Jan. 15 – 2,994 cases, 206 deaths

Jan. 22 – 3,135 cases, 206 deaths

Jan. 29 – 3,266 cases, 209 deaths

Feb. 5 – 3,357 cases, 212 deaths

Feb. 12 – 3,507 cases, 215 deaths

Feb. 19 – 3,571 cases, 215 deaths

Feb. 26 – 3,644 cases, 217 deaths

March 5 – 3,720 cases, 218 deaths

March 12 – 3,829 cases, 219 deaths

March 19 – 3,939 cases, 220 deaths

March 26 – 4,080 cases, 222 deaths

April 2 – 4,199 cases, 222 deaths

April 9 – 4,342 cases, 223 deaths

April 16 – 4,469 cases, 224 deaths

April 23 – 4,563 cases, 226 deaths

April 30 – 4,553 cases, 227 deaths

May 7 – 4,568 cases, 228 deaths

May 14 – 4,556 cases, 228 deaths

May 21 – 4,558 cases, 228 deaths

May 28 – 4,562 cases, 230 deaths

June 4 – 4,574 cases, 230 deaths

June 11 – 4,578 cases, 230 deaths

June 18 – 4,580 cases, 230 deaths

June 25 – 4,587 cases, 231 deaths

July 2 – 4,590 cases, 231 deaths

July 9 – 4,589 cases, 232 deaths

July 16 – 4,596 cases, 232 deaths

July 23 – 4,611 cases, 232 deaths

July 30 – 4,635 cases, 232 deaths

Aug. 6 – 4,659 cases, 232 deaths

Aug. 13 – 4,698 cases, 232 deaths

Aug. 20 – 4,759 cases, 232 deaths

Aug. 27 – 4,816 cases, 233 deaths

Sept. 3 – 4,864 cases, 233 deaths

Sept. 10 – 4,911 cases, 234 deaths

Sept. 17 – 4,971 cases, 234 deaths

Sept. 24 – 5,010 cases, 234 deaths

Oct. 1 – 5,057 cases, 234 deaths

Oct. 8 – 5,098 cases, 233 deaths

Oct. 15 – 5,127 cases, 235 deaths

Oct. 22 – 5,153 cases, 235 deaths

Oct. 29 – 5,172 cases, 235 deaths

Nov. 5 – 5,217 cases, 235 deaths

Nov. 12 – 5,257 cases, 236 deaths

Nov. 19 – 5,295 cases, 236 deaths

Nov. 26 – 5,362 cases, 237 deaths

Dec. 3 – 5,445 cases, 237 deaths

Dec. 10 – 5,554 cases, 237 deaths

Dec. 17 – 5,719 cases, 238 deaths

Dec. 24 – 6,579 cases, 238 deaths

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