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Total COVID-19 Cases Per Bergen County Town Total COVID-19 Cases Per Bergen County Town
Total Covid-19 Cases Per Bergen County Town Bergen County had more than 20,552 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday morning and since the onset of the pandemic in March, the state's health department reports (scroll down for town-by-town breakdown). There were 182,614 total cases in New Jersey including 13,944 deaths.  Hackensack, Paramus and Teaneck -- once the epicenter of the outbreak -- had the most cases: 1,397, 1,158 and 1,111, respectfully. "We have sadly lost 1,785 and offer condolences to their loved ones," County Executive Jim Tedesco said. "We continue to grieve as a community for the precious lives lost." Seve…

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'Disproportionate Impact': Officials Work To Mitigate COVID-19 In NJ's Black Communities 'Disproportionate Impact': Officials Work To Mitigate COVID-19 In NJ's Black Communities
'Disproportionate Impact': Officials Work To Mitigate Covid-19 In NJ's Black Communities State officials are working to mitigate COVID-19's disproportionate impact in New Jersey's black communities. There were more than 4,000 coronavirus-related fatalities in New Jersey as of Friday evening, 22 percent of which were African Americans, NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli said. Gov. Phil Murphy previously noted that's more than 50 percent higher than the overall representation in the population. "Your zip code sometimes matters more than your genetic code," Persichilli said Saturday. Just over 50 percent of the state's COVID-19 fatalities were white non-hispanic, and mo…

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by Cecilia Levine