Reevaluating Wyckoff's Coronavirus Status As Summer Winds Down

WYCKOFF, NJ — Bergen County has served as the epicenter of the state's coronavirus epidemic since the pandemic started, but according to a recent Patch report, other communities are now climbing up the case and fatality list.

The report compiled lists of all New Jersey towns and their latest number of coronavirus cases and fatalities as the pandemic continues to impact the country for what is now the sixth consecutive month.

Since July 4, Patch found, the biggest increases were in beach communities like Manasquan and Sea Isle City, though some suburbs like Hillsborough also saw large increases.

Per capita rates, however, do paint a more somber picture in communities like Paramus, which have among the highest rates in the state.

Relatively speaking, Wyckoff ranks semi-favorably in a few of the lists created for this report.

From July 4 through Aug. 23, coronavirus cases in Wyckoff were up 9.94 percent, which ranked 326 in the state, and ranks 113 in New Jersey with 22.70 cases per 1,000 people.

In total the township has 387 recorded cases of the coronavirus, which ranks 112 in the state. According to the latest census data, Wyckoff has a population of 17,047.

For context, larger cities like Newark and Paterson have 8,273 and 7,168 cases, respectively.

Mayor Tim Shanley, in his semi-regular updates to the township, has expressed optimism about New Jersey's handling of COVID-19 in recent days.

"NJ is recovering well from this virus and we need to have our economy and our schools to follow suit," he said.

Read the full Patch report here: Latest Town-By-Town NJ Coronavirus Cases, Deaths, Spikes Ranked

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