Morristown COVID-19 Update: Hospital Numbers, Low Vaccine Doses

Josh Bakan
·2 min read

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Here are the latest coronavirus updates around Morristown.

Cases and Vaccinations

Morristown officials reported 20 new cases Wednesday, pushing the town to 1,594 cases since the pandemic began.

The Morris School District reported the following on its COVID-19 dashboard as of Wednesday:

(Morris School District)
(Morris School District)

The New Jersey Department of Health has reported the following totals in Morris County as of Thursday morning:

  • 228 new cases

  • 26,724 total confirmed cases

  • 4,276 total probable cases

  • 840 confirmed deaths

  • 207 probable deaths

The state health department has logged 49,893 vaccine doses administered in Morris County as of Thursday morning — an increase of 20,432 since Morristown Patch's last update Jan. 20. Morris County has an estimated population of 491,845, and the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines each require two doses per person.

Recent Updates

  • The Zufall Health Center, which has a Morristown facility, had to alter its COVID-19 vaccination plans because it receives low dose totals each week. The organization chose to stop allowing eligible members of the public to sign up for inoculation and has prioritized its patients. MORE.

  • Here's the latest federal data on hospital capacities in the Morristown area.

  • Check out an updated list of public COVID-19 vaccination sites in Morris County.

Here's what else you should know:

  • The state's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine became even cloudier this week when New Jersey health officials were inundated with questions about when to receive a second dose. Here are five things to know amid concerns about vaccine doses in New Jersey.

  • State officials reported its first-known death associated with the more-contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in the United Kingdom. MORE.

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This article originally appeared on the Morristown Patch