Tim 12-22-20
Mayor Shanley COVID-19 Update December 22, 2020
NJ had 4,240 new positives on Saturday, 4,319 on Thursday and 5,184 on Sunday and 3,186 on Monday and 4,686 today which brings the total cases in NJ since the start to 440,336 . Unfortunately this is the 67th straight day over 1,000. Although our daily numbers are still high, the average per day is decreasing from earlier this month and from late November.
Unfortunately the NJ hospitalizations have increased again since my Friday report from 3,582 to 3,735 COVID-19 patients today with an increase in the North from 1,608 to 1,657, an increase in the Central from 1,171 to 1,206 and an increase in South Jersey from 803 to 872. Patients in critical care increased from 715 to 740 patients and patients on ventilators increased from 480 to 492. NJ deaths rose 49 on Saturday, 21 on Sunday, 29 on Monday and 104 unfortunate confirmed deaths today as a result of COVID—19.
The ood news continues of the ROT and is a declining Rate of Transmission. The Governor’s ROT decreased from1.03 to .98 today from the last report. On RT live the ROT decreased from .93 to .83 today and remains under 1 and in the green. More than half the country is now in the green!! This is great news of getting the spread under control again. See link:
The new positives by FLOW towns are very good as well. Since Friday we have 33 new positives in Wyckoff bringing us from 730 to 763, 5 new positives in Franklin Lakes bringing them from 489 to 494 and 19 new positive in Oakland bringing them from 462 to 481. Bergen County had 1,409 new positives since Friday bring our county from 42,602 to 44,011 positives. We will all get there!
My next reports is Friday night if I get the new numbers for the FLOW towns and Bergen County. If I don’t get the numbers they will be the day when they get sent to me as Friday is Christmas and they may not get sent until the following day.
I had a conference call with Bergen County about the vaccination program and it seems it is going to take until June to get 70% of adults vaccinated in Bergen County. The tunnel is long but there is an end to this pandemic. We just need to be smart on our journey to the end of this tunnel and the light will get brighter each day. We can do this as one Wyckoff family.
Remain Wyckoff Strong!
Have a great night and a very Merry Christmas!
Tim Shanley, Wyckoff Mayor