West Orange Coronavirus Update: Deaths, Cases, County Totals
WEST ORANGE, NJ — There have been 76 deaths in West Orange linked to the new coronavirus as of Monday, county officials said.
According to the latest COVID-19 totals from Essex County, West Orange has seen 717 confirmed cases of the virus. (See the full county list below)
The totals only include people who have been tested and whose lab results have been reported in the state’s database system. The actual number of infected people in each town is likely to be “much greater,” Essex County officials said.
As of Monday, there were 10,713 cases of COVID-19 and 754 deaths linked to the disease in Essex County. Officials said 7,663 people have tested negative.
The county has the third-highest total of cases in the state behind Bergen and Hudson counties, according to the New Jersey Department of Health.
The following data comes via Essex County.
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This article originally appeared on the West Orange Patch
