DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Division of Health 201 Wheatsworth Road

Hamburg, New Jersey 07419 Telephone: (973) 579-0370 FAX: (973) 579-0399

Carol Novrit Administrator

County of Sussex__________________________________________________________

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County of Sussex is an Equal Opportunity Employer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

January 8, 2021 Julia Gurriell

County COVID Coordinator

973-579-0370

2019 Novel Coronavirus

(Hardyston, NJ) As of 12:00 AM on January 8, 2021 the Sussex County Division of

Health (SCDOH) announces 170 additional cases of COVID-19 among County residents for a

total number of 6,161* confirmed cases. Of the 6,161* cases, 3,670 cases have been classified

as recovered. Additionally, the SCDOH reports 2 new deaths for a total of 228 deaths.

If you have questions about COVID-19, residents may call the County hotline number at

973-579-9488 to speak with a Division of Health staff member or Sussex County Medical

Reserve Corps volunteer. The Hotline’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday from

9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Additional information can be accessed by calling 2-1-1 or 1-800-962-

1253 for information from the New Jersey Department of Health, or text NJCOVID to 898-211.

You can also visit the Sussex County Division of Health COVID- 19 webpage at

https://sussex.nj.us/covid19.

Please note that data is provisional and subject to revision.

*(No prior reported positive cases has been re-assigned out of County)

Sussex County COVID-19 Weekly Report

01/01/2020 – 01/07/2021

Table 1: Sussex County Total COVID-19 Cases by Municipality

MUNICIPALITY: ANDOVER BOROUGH

26

MUNICIPALITY: ANDOVER TOWNSHIP

442

MUNICIPALITY: BRANCHVILLE BOROUGH

24

MUNICIPALITY: BYRAM TOWNSHIP

341

MUNICIPALITY: FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP

259

MUNICIPALITY: FRANKLIN BOROUGH

177

MUNICIPALITY: FREDON TOWNSHIP

120

MUNICIPALITY: GREEN TOWNSHIP

167

MUNICIPALITY: HAMBURG BOROUGH

180

MUNICIPALITY: HAMPTON TOWNSHIP

171

MUNICIPALITY: HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP

343

MUNICIPALITY: HOPATCONG BOROUGH

680

MUNICIPALITY: LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP

72

MUNICIPALITY: MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP

96

MUNICIPALITY: NEWTON TOWN

403

MUNICIPALITY: OGDENSBURG BOROUGH

98

MUNICIPALITY: SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP

62

MUNICIPALITY: SPARTA TOWNSHIP

839

MUNICIPALITY: STANHOPE BOROUGH

162

MUNICIPALITY: STILLWATER TOWNSHIP

105

MUNICIPALITY: SUSSEX BOROUGH

74

MUNICIPALITY: VERNON TOWNSHIP

909

MUNICIPALITY: WANTAGE TOWNSHIP

411

CDRSS STATISTICS REPORT

DATE FOR REPORT

FROM 01/01/2020 TO 01/07/2021

01/08/2021 Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System

GROUP BY: TOTAL CASES BY

MUNICIPALITYCOUNT

TOTAL CASES: 6,161

Figure 1: Sussex County Total COVID-19 Cases by Municipality

Figure 2: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Reported Date

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Table 2: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Gender

Gender Count Percentage

Female 3,131 51%

Male 3,030 49%

Figure 3: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Gender

Table 3: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Race

Race Count Percentage

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE 4 0.1%

ASIAN 108 2%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 158 3%

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER 6 0.1%

OTHER 309 4.5%

WHITE 5,403 88%

UNKNOWN 173 2.5%

Figure 4: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Race

Female

51%

Male

49%

Sussex County Total Positive COVID-19 Cases

by Gender

ASIAN, 2%

BLACK OR

AFRICAN

AMERICAN, 3%

OTHER, 4.5%

White, 88%

UNKNOWN, 2.5%

Sussex County Total Positive COVID-19 Cases

by Race

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN

NATIVEASIAN

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

NATIVE HAWAIIAN OR OTHER

PACIFIC ISLANDEROTHER

WHITE

Unknown

Table 4: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Age

Minimum Age Average Age Maximum Age

1 Month 44Y 10M 105Y 10M

Figure 5: Sussex County Positive COVID-19 Cases by Age Group

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18.00%Sussex County COVID-19 Cases by Age Group

CDRSS STATISTICS REPORT

DATE FOR REPORT

FROM 01/01/2020 TO 01/07/2021

01/08/2021 Communicable Disease Reporting and

Surveillance System

GROUP BY: DEATHS BY MUNICIPATILTY

COUNT

Table 5: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Municipality, 01/01/2020 - 01/07/2021

MUNICIPALITY: ANDOVER TOWNSHIP 117

MUNICIPALITY: BYRAM TOWNSHIP 7

MUNICIPALITY: FRANKFORD TOWNSHIP 26

MUNICIPALITY: FRANKLIN BOROUGH 2

MUNICIPALITY: FREDON TOWNSHIP 1

MUNICIPALITY: GREEN TOWNSHIP 2

MUNICIPALITY: HAMBURG BOROUGH 2

MUNICIPALITY: HAMPTON TOWNSHIP 3

MUNICIPALITY: HARDYSTON TOWNSHIP 6

MUNICIPALITY: HOPATCONG BOROUGH 8

MUNICIPALITY: LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP 1

MUNICIPALITY: MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP 4

MUNICIPALITY: NEWTON TOWN 17

MUNICIPALITY: OGDENSBURG BOROUGH 3

MUNICIPALITY: SANDYSTON TOWNSHIP 1

MUNICIPALITY: SPARTA TOWNSHIP 13

MUNICIPALITY: STANHOPE BOROUGH 1

MUNICIPALITY: STILLWATER TOWNSHIP 1

MUNICIPALITY: SUSSEX BOROUGH 1

MUNICIPALITY: VERNON TOWNSHIP 9

MUNICIPALITY: WANTAGE TOWNSHIP 3

TOTAL FOR PAT DIED 228

Table 6: Sussex County New Reported COVID-19 Related Deaths - 01/07/2021

Deceased Age Gender Township Date of Death Case Status

1 59Y 8M MALE GREEN TOWNSHIP 12/30/2020 PROBABLE

2 49Y 9M MALE GREEN TOWNSHIP 12/29/2020 CONFIRMED

COUNT

Figure 6: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Municipality

Figure 7: Sussex County COVID-19 Related Death Cases by Date of Death

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Table 7: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Gender

Gender Count Percentage

Female 105 46%

Male 123 54%

Figure 8: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Gender

Table 8: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Race

Race Count Percentage

AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE 1 0.5%

ASIAN 4 2%

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 25 11%

OTHER 5 2%

WHITE 193 85%

Female

46%

Male

54%

Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Gender

Female

Male

Figure 9: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Race

Figure 10: Sussex County COVID-19 Deaths by Age Group

WHITE, 85.00%

ASIAN, 2.00%

BLACK OR AFRICAN

AMERICAN, 11.00%

OTHER, 2.00%

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Figure 11: Sussex County COVID-19 Related Hospitalizations by Date of Admission

Table 9: Sussex County COVID-19 Cases by Outcome – 01/07/2021

Total Number of Cases Total Number of Cases

Recovered

Total Number of Cases

Deceased

Total Number of Cases

Under Investigation

6,161 3,670 228 2,263

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Figure 12: Sussex County COVID-19 Cases by Outcome

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January 08, 2021

Recovered

60%

Deceased 3.5%

Under Investigation

36.5%

Sussex County COVID-19 By Outcome

Recovered

Deceased

Under Investigation