Anyone who lives, works, or studies and is in New Jersey 16 years or older can schedule an appointment for a coronavirus vaccine in less than two weeks.
Governor Phil Murphy announced Monday that on April 19 he would lift all restrictions on anyone ages 16 and older, as the state plans to vaccinate 70% of its adult population – approximately 4.7 million people – by June.
Monday was the first day anyone was 55 and older was allowed to make an appointment. The major expansion of eligibility on Monday also included college employees, utility workers and plumbing workers.
According to the Department of Health, at 9:50 a.m. on Monday, at least 1,796,798 had been fully vaccinated in the state Coronavirus dashboard. In addition, 3,013,713 at least one dose was administered. While Pfizer and Moderna vaccines take weeks two shots apart, Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine is a single shot.
Murphy reported 2,984 more COVID-19 Cases and 15 more deaths on Monday.
As of 10:00 p.m. Monday, the state’s 71 hospitals had 2,329 patients, an increase of 40 from the previous 24-hour period. There are 461 patients in critical treatment, 227 on ventilators.
There are 35 more patients in hospitals than on April 1, and hospital admissions are up 21.6% since March 1. However, since January 1, the number of patients in hospitals with coronavirus-related illnesses has decreased by 33.4%.
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Here’s a round-up of the latest coronavirus news in New Jersey and elsewhere:
NJ Eases COVID Travel Restrictions, Murphy Announces: New Jersey is changing its travel and quarantine policies to reflect new recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Murphy said at his coronavirus briefing on Monday.
“New Jersey is no longer advising fully vaccinated individuals who travel to self-quarantine domestically after their trip or get tested before or after the trip,” Murphy said. “The state requirement for testing upon return to the US after international air travel is in place.”
Angry Customer Stiffens NJ Server Over Bar’s COVID Rules; Locals Gather With Big Donation: New Jersey residents gathered around a local server that was recently pissed off by a customer who disagreed with the bar’s COVID-19 regulations, specifically the 90-minute deadline for seated duty.
The incident took place at Glenbrook Brewery in Morristown and gained prominence on Sunday when morristown.nj’s Instagram account – a site that deals with events in the city and is unrelated to the local government – took a picture a receipt with zero tip on an $ 86 bill posted the message: “I’m sorry the server is being screwed on. Don’t kick paying customers out after 90 minutes. “
All Jersey City employees will be returning to their offices in May: Jersey City is bringing all of the city’s employees back to their assigned workplaces starting May, ending the work-from-home program introduced at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
In a letter to all of the city’s staff, HR director Joanne Rosa said the state’s second largest city is ending the program as it leads the decline in COVID-19 cases, the increase in vaccinations and the return of public schools to face-to-face learning.
Burger King customers attack, choke workers after face mask dispute, police say: A New Jersey man who argued with Burger King employees about not wearing a mask returned later that day and choked one of the workers, authorities said Monday.
The attack occurred shortly after 4 p.m. on March 27 at a fast food restaurant on Route 23 in Wayne, according to community police captain Dan Daly.
US cases: At least 555,169 of the roughly 30,785,734 million who tested positive for the coronavirus in the United States died at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Worldwide cases: According to the center, the coronavirus caused more than 2.86 million deaths in 192 counties at 7 a.m. on Tuesday. More than 131.9 million people have been infected since the outbreak began in December 2019. At least 74.9 million have recovered.
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NJ Advance Media’s authors Matt Arco, Karin Price Mueuller, and Jeremy Schneider contributed to this report. Jersey Journal reporter Joshua Roario also contributed.
