New Jersey's seven-day average for confirmed cases was 1,642 Wednesday, up 8% from a week ago, and up 146% from a month ago
Moderna hopes to offer updated COVID-19 boosters in the fall that combine its original vaccine with protection against the omicron variant.
New Jersey’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 1,642 Wednesday, up 8% from a week ago, and up 146% from a month ago. There were at least 64 people discharged in that same 24-hour period ending Tuesday night, according toNew Jersey’s transmission rate was 1.24 on Tuesday. When the transmission rate is over 1, that means each new case is leading to at least one additional case and the outbreak is expanding.
BA.2, the new strain of COVID-19, has been spreading in New Jersey for weeks, though at much lower rates than the omicron surge in December and January. Officials have said the omicron “stealth” subvariant appears to spread more easily but generally does not cause more severe illness.
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