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NJ Nursing Home Closes Abruptly Prompting Emergency Evacuation Of 70 Residents: Reports NJ Nursing Home Closes Abruptly Prompting Emergency Evacuation Of 70 Residents: Reports
NJ Nursing Home Closes Abruptly Prompting Emergency Evacuation Of 70 Residents: Reports A New Jersey nursing home closed suddenly on Friday, Sept. 1, and only notified residents' families that morning — leaving them with just hours to relocate, as first reported by Planet Princeton. Families of more than 70 residents of Princeton Care Center had less than a day to find new facilities, due to a sale of the facility that fell through the day prior, a spokesperson for the state's health department tells NJ Advance Media. A resident of the facility on Facebook said PCC patients were "fed and left in their soiled linens until they were moved to the new facilities as far as Morrist…

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by Cecilia Levine
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This COVID Variant Is Dominant Strain In NJ This COVID Variant Is Dominant Strain In NJ
This COVID Variant Is Dominant Strain In NJ The subvariant of the Omicron strain is the most dominant in New Jersey, and it is already the most prevalent strain in the US. The so-called "Stealth Omicron" strain was found in more than 70 percent of all sampled cases in New Jersey between March 13 and March 19, according to the state health department. From Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, the BA.2 subvariant was found in only 7 percent of the cases examined, the health department said. It is unlikely that the latest variant will result in another wave of cases or lockdowns, NJ Advance Media says citing health officials. The BA…

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by Nicole Acosta
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PA Woman Hospitalized In NJ With Rare J&J Vaccine Related Blood Clot PA Woman Hospitalized In NJ With Rare J&J Vaccine Related Blood Clot
PA Woman Hospitalized In NJ With Rare J&J Vaccine Related Blood Clot One of the six women who developed clots as a result of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is a Pennsylvania woman. The vaccine's use was temporarily halted nationwide after six women between the ages of 18 and 48 experienced blood clots. The New Jersey Health Department confirms that the woman they treated for the rare vaccine side effect is a resident of Pennsylvania who was hospitalized in New Jersey. The woman’s name will not be made public, but details about her have, she is 26, from an area bordering New Jersey and is gym instructor, according to a statement from the pharmac…

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by Jillian Pikora
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These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine
These NJ Hospitals Are 'Weeks Away' From Getting Early Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccine It's only a matter of weeks before several New Jersey hospitals receive an early shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine, state officials said. As part of Operation Warp Speed, the nearly half-dozen area hospitals will get the frozen shipments of the vaccine to keep in Arctic-level sub-zero freezers -- even before it's approved by the FDA. While no dates were given, New Jersey was "weeks away from the first doses of a vaccine being ready for distribution to our health care workers... and months away from a vaccine being readily available for public distribution," Gov. Phil Murphy said. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January COVID-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January
Covid-19 Outbreak Closes Paramus Schools Until January Paramus Public Schools will be closed until January due to high rate of COVID-19 transmission within the schools, district officials said. In a letter to parents sent Nov. 25, Superintendent Sean P. Adams said the number and frequency of cases have risen to levels that place the district within the state's "very high risk of community transmission" category. The New Jersey Health Department apparently recommended the district close facilities, after an outbreak was detected by the state's Department of Disease Reporting and Surveillance System. Paramus Schools' switch to a full-remote lea…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Nurse's Assistant At Passaic County Nursing Home Where 31 Died Tests Positive COVID-19: Nurse's Assistant At Passaic County Nursing Home Where 31 Died Tests Positive
Covid-19: Nurse's Assistant At Passaic County Nursing Home Where 31 Died Tests Positive A nurse's assistant at a Passaic County-run nursing home where 31 residents died since the onset of the pandemic tested positive for COVID-19. The Preakness Healthcare Center worker tested positive Nov. 14, and worked in units 2-300 and 3-200, according to a news release. None of the residents at the Wayne facility had tested positive but 98 tests administered by the facility Monday and Tuesday were pending as of Nov. 17. Preakness had 114 cases among residents including 30 deaths, and 117 cases among staff since March, as of July 20, Data on the New Jersey Health Department website s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Glen Rock Schools Go To Remote Learning After Teacher, Student Test Positive For COVID-19 Glen Rock Schools Go To Remote Learning After Teacher, Student Test Positive For COVID-19
Glen Rock Schools Go To Remote Learning After Teacher, Student Test Positive For Covid-19 Glen Rock's high school and middle schools will go into remote learning for at least two weeks beginning Monday after a teacher and a student tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said. It marked the sixth time this school year that either a district staffer or student tested positive for the coronavirus and the second time in less than a month that the high school has had to close. Fall athletics, other after-school activities and elementary school instruction remain unchanged, Schools Supt. Dr. Brett Charleston told parents in a letter this weekend. “Our [c]ontact [t]racers de…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: Murphy 'Close' To Ordering New Restrictions As Cases Rise Across NJ COVID-19: Murphy 'Close' To Ordering New Restrictions As Cases Rise Across NJ
Covid-19: Murphy 'Close' To Ordering New Restrictions As Cases Rise Across NJ Since Monday, more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases have been recorded across New Jersey. Just over 2,000 of those were reported Thursday, with more than 200 in Bergen, Essex and Passaic counties. The positivity rate is around 7 percent -- one of the highest the state has seen in months. So, what's next? According to Gov. Phil Murphy, action will be taken -- soon. "How close are we to doing something?" he said during Thursday's COVID-19 briefing. "Close. Bear with us, we will clearly be taking action." Efforts by the state's "hot spot teams" lead by Health Commissioner Judy Persich…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Bergen County Hospital Worker Source Of Nursing Home Outbreak COVID-19: Bergen County Hospital Worker Source Of Nursing Home Outbreak
Covid-19: Bergen County Hospital Worker Source Of Nursing Home Outbreak A COVID-19 outbreak at a Bergen County nursing home has been linked to an area hospital worker. Twelve residents and eight staff members at CareOne At Valley in Westwood were involved in the outbreak, according to the New Jersey Health Department. Surveillance testing and contact tracing efforts linked the new cases at the 120-bed facility on Old Hook Road to a local hospital worker, the company said in a statement. The hospital was not identified. New residents at the nursing home were not being accepted as of Friday out of an abundance of caution. The Old Hook Road home moved the r…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Four Jersey Shore Schools Close After Students Test Positive COVID-19: Four Jersey Shore Schools Close After Students Test Positive
Covid-19: Four Jersey Shore Schools Close After Students Test Positive Positive coronavirus cases prompted two Central Jersey districts to close schools Thursday. A student at a Little Silver school Monmouth County tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing officials to move students to remote teaching from home after two days of in-person classes. Little Silver's closure order was limited to part of Markham Place School's sixth grade. A freshman at the East Brunswick campus of Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools also tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the entire school district to switch to all-remote learning for at least two wee…

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by Jon Craig
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2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ 2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ
2 West Nile Virus Cases Reported In NJ Two New Jersey residents were infected with West Nile Virus, state health officials said. The first was a man in his forties from Essex County, who tested positive earlier this month, and the other a man in his seventies from Monmouth County, the New Jersey Health Department said in a release. “While WNV activity in mosquitoes has been much lower than what we have seen in previous seasons, it is important that residents continue to take precautions to prevent mosquito bites especially since most WNV human cases occur in early September,” Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said. Meanwhi…

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by Valerie Musson
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What You Need To Know: NJ Releases New School Guidelines What You Need To Know: NJ Releases New School Guidelines
What You Need To Know: NJ Releases New School Guidelines New Jersey education officials on Thursday released a new set of guidelines for schools reopening for in-classroom learning for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed them in March. The 19-page document divides the districts into six regions, lays out hygiene requirements, social-distancing/face mask wearing procedures, and details closing procedures in the event of new outbreaks among students and teachers. ** ALSO SEE: Murphy Announces Remote Reopening Rules For NJ Schools ** If one or two teachers or students are diagnosed with COVID-19 in the same classroom, anyone…

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by Cecilia Levine
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‘It’s F—king Showtime,’ Owner Says After Judge Rules Against Gym That Defied COVID Closure ‘It’s F—king Showtime,’ Owner Says After Judge Rules Against Gym That Defied COVID Closure
‘It’s F—king Showtime,’ Owner Says After Judge Rules Against Gym That Defied COVID Closure The owners of a South Jersey gym found in contempt of court by a judge for ignoring state coronavirus lockdown orders vowed to stay inside the facility and resist any efforts to close it down. ”It’s f--king showtime,” Atilis Gym co-owner Ian Smith said. “We are not backing down.” Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy ordered Smith and co-owner Frank Trumbetti to pay legal fees and court costs on Friday in Camden after finding them in contempt. Lougy authorities the state Health Department to “place locks on the doors … or otherwise construct or place barriers" to guarantee compliance with stat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Health Commissioner Closes NJ Gym That Defied COVID-19 Emergency Lockdown Health Commissioner Closes NJ Gym That Defied COVID-19 Emergency Lockdown
Health Commissioner Closes NJ Gym That Defied Covid-19 Emergency Lockdown After several days of intense media attention, New Jersey health officials early Thursday closed a Camden County gym whose owners defied a state coronavirus emergency lockdown. Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli signed a four-page order posted on the front of Atilis Gym in Bellmawr, which drew national media attention when its owners allowed members to work out there beginning Monday in open defiance of a state shutdown order intended to protect public health and safety. Co-owner Frank Trumbetti told reporters the gym would remain closed while attorneys were consulted. He also brought i…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: All 94 Residents Of NJ Nursing Home Presumed Positive, Moved To Other Facility COVID-19: All 94 Residents Of NJ Nursing Home Presumed Positive, Moved To Other Facility
Covid-19: All 94 Residents Of NJ Nursing Home Presumed Positive, Moved To Other Facility UPDATE: All 94 residents of a coronavirus-stricken nursing home in Middlesex County were being moved to a facility in Morris County for treatment after all were presumed to have the bug, officials said Wednesday. Two dozen residents of the St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge tested positive and the rest were presumed positive, they said. Several staffers took sick, as well, leaving three nuns to care for all those patients, said state officials who requested the transfer. A caravan of buses were taking the residents 30 miles north to a CareOne facility in Whippany. Although CareOne and…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: New Jersey Announces 6 New Cases Including Teen, Bringing Total To 29 COVID-19: New Jersey Announces 6 New Cases Including Teen, Bringing Total To 29
Covid-19: New Jersey Announces 6 New Cases Including Teen, Bringing Total To 29 New Jersey's total presumed positive cases of coronavirus rose to a total of 29 Thursday, state officials said at a briefing. Most of those cases are in Bergen County (13), where a 16-year-old girl was hospitalized at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, state officials said. Despite the World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a pandemic, the risk to New Jersey residents remains low, New Jersey Health Department Commissioner Judith M. Persichilli said. The new patients with unknown statuses include: Englewood: 16-year-old girl at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Montclair: 66…

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by Jon Craig
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Paterson Grocery Worker Infected With Hepatitis A, NJ Health Department Confirms Paterson Grocery Worker Infected With Hepatitis A, NJ Health Department Confirms
Paterson Grocery Worker Infected With Hepatitis A, NJ Health Department Confirms A case of Hepatitis A has been confirmed at a Paterson market. A food handler at Brother's Market on E. Railway Avenue was potentially infectious between Sept. 30 and Oct. 5, 2019, the New Jersey Health Department said. Hepatitis A is mainly spread through close person-to-person contact or through contaminated food.  Symptoms of Hepatitis A may include fever, feeling tired, poor appetite, dark yellow urine, stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, yellow skin or eyes. Symptoms usually appear between three and four weeks after infection. Any produce purchased from Brother’s Produce between t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HealthPlus: Patient Tests Positive For Hep C, Anguished Couple Files Lawsuit HealthPlus: Patient Tests Positive For Hep C, Anguished Couple Files Lawsuit
HealthPlus: Patient Tests Positive For Hep C, Anguished Couple Files Lawsuit A HealthPlus patient has tested positive for hepatitis C after the surgery center released a statement saying that thousands of patients were exposed to HIV and other blood borne pathogens. As of Saturday, 186 of the 3,788 patients possibly exposed to diseases at the Saddle Brook center went for testing, NJ.com reports. A report from the New Jersey Health Department found "multi-dose medicines were improperly dispensed and lapses in sterilization procedures occurred, primarily concerning orthopedic instruments and surgical trays," according to Mark Manigan, a lawyer representing the su…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Merry Christmas, Newark Airport Travelers: You May Have Been Exposed To Measles Merry Christmas, Newark Airport Travelers: You May Have Been Exposed To Measles
Merry Christmas, Newark Airport Travelers: You May Have Been Exposed To Measles Nothing says Merry Christmas like a case of the measles. The New Jersey Health Department is warning anyone who was at Newark Liberty Airport Christmas Eve of a passenger from Brussels with a confirmed case of measles. The traveler -- who was infectious on that day -- arrived in Terminal B and may have traveled to other areas of the airport. Anyone at the airport between noon and 4 p.m. Dec. 24 may have been exposed to measles and could develop symptoms as late as Jan. 14, 2019, the DOH said. New Jersey residents identified as potentially exposed on the ill individual’s flights will b…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center
Thousands Possibly Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Saddle Brook Surgery Center In what the state health department is calling an "abundance of caution," a surgery center in Saddle Brook is urging thousands of people who underwent procedures at the facility between January and Sept. 7 to get tested for HIV and hepatitis. State health officials said more than 3,000 patients at HealthPlus Surgery Center may have been exposed to the bloodborne infections due to "deficiencies in infection control" involving the cleaning of instruments and injection of medications, ABC7 reports, citing the center's surgery administrator Betty McCabe.  The following letter was…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three Passaic County Locations Possibly Exposed To Measles Three Passaic County Locations Possibly Exposed To Measles
Three Passaic County Locations Possibly Exposed To Measles A person who was exposed to the measles in Ocean County possibly brought the highly contagious illness to North Jersey, the New Jersey Health Department said. The three places in Passaic County visited by the local resident on November 17 and 18 are: Passaic Chill Youth Drop In Center, 217 Brook Ave., Passaic on Nov. 17 between 8:30 p.m. and midnight Junior’s Kosher Deli, 215 Main Ave., Passaic, on Nov. 18 between 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Rite Aid, 78 Main Ave., Passaic on Nov. 18 between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. The Passaic County exposure is associated with the outbreak in Ocean County, in whi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Adenovirus: 11th Child Dies Adenovirus: 11th Child Dies
Adenovirus: 11th Child Dies A severely ill pediatric resident of the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation succumbed to the adenovirus Thursday night in an area hospital, New Jersey health officials said. The child was among 34 pediatric adenovirus cases that have been associated with the current outbreak, including a total of 11 deaths. “The grief from the loss of a child is overwhelming and we extend our deepest sympathies to this family and all of the families who have had to endure these terrible losses,” NJ Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said. At the direction of the Commissioner, the Department…

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by Cecilia Levine
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7th Child Confirmed Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak 7th Child Confirmed Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak
7th Child Confirmed Dead In North Jersey Adenovirus Outbreak A seventh child has been confirmed dead as the result of a severe adenovirus outbreak at a North Jersey pediatric facility. The New Jersey Health Department on Tuesday confirmed that six patients at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation had died and 12 others were infected. The adenovirus mimics cold and flu-like symptoms and infected 18 youth with compromised immune systems. The 227-bed facility has been instructed not to admit any new patients until the outbreak ends and they are in full compliance. The facility notified the state's health department of respiratory illnesses…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Israeli Traveler Who May Have Exposed Newark Airport To Measles Went To Rockland County Israeli Traveler Who May Have Exposed Newark Airport To Measles Went To Rockland County
Israeli Traveler Who May Have Exposed Newark Airport To Measles Went To Rockland County People at Newark Liberty Airport may have been exposed to the measles last month by a passenger from Israel who continued traveling to Rockland County, New York, state health officials said. The passenger from Tel Aviv, Israel arrived at Terminal B and may have visited other parts of the airport between 5:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 28, the New Jersey Health Department said. The passenger then went to Rockland County, New York. Symptoms may not develop until Oct. 19 and may include: Rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes, and can cause serious complications such as pne…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say
Bergen County Woman Was 2nd West Nile Virus Death In New Jersey, Health Officials Say An unidentified and elderly Bergen County woman was the second life claimed by West Nile Virus in New Jersey this year, state health officials said. Earlier this month, beloved Little League baseball coach Fred J. Maikisch, 62 of Lodi, died just over a week after his diagnosis. West Nile Virus cases in New Jersey reached a record high with a total of 31 human cases reported statewide so far this year. “The number of human West Nile Virus cases is the highest we’ve seen since 2012, and the season is not over yet,” New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal said. "The pattern o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Measles Reported In Englewood, Newark Airport: Health Department Warns Measles Reported In Englewood, Newark Airport: Health Department Warns
Measles Reported In Englewood, Newark Airport: Health Department Warns People in Englewood and visiting Newark Airport may have been exposed to measles, the New Jersey Health Department reports. In two separate incidents, people were were sick with measles may have exposed others last month and early this month, the department said. Measles symptoms include rash, high fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes. It can cause serious complications such as pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain). Anyone who visited the following locations may have been exposed to measles: Towne Centre at Englewood apartments, 20 W Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ 0763…

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by Cecilia Levine