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3 Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In These NJ Counties 3 Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In These NJ Counties
3 Cases Of West Nile Virus Reported In These NJ Counties New Jersey has its first cases of West Nile Virus of the year, the state's health department confirmed. Three men tested positive for the virus in Bergen, Morris, and Ocean counties. Two are in their 50s, one is in his 80s, and all were hospitalized. Two were recovering at home and one remains hospitalized.  WNV has also been detected in 293 mosquito pools and a red-tailed hawk this year in New Jersey. No cases of WNV have been reported in horses in 2022. In a typical year, there are eight human WNV infections reported. Last year, New Jersey had 36 human cases of WNV. WNV activit…

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NJ Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus NJ Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus
NJ Man Infected With Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus A New Jersey man has been infected with a rare mosquito-borne virus, state health officials confirmed Wednesday. A Sussex County man in his 60s started suffering a fever and various neurological symptoms in May and later tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus, marking the state’s first detection of a mosquito-borne disease this year. The Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) is transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito and is treated by “supportive care,” health officials said. A vaccine for virus prevention has not been developed. “Spending time outdoors, whether walking, g…

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by Valerie Musson
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Report: Surging NJ COVID-19 Deaths Triple At Nursing Homes Report: Surging NJ COVID-19 Deaths Triple At Nursing Homes
Report: Surging NJ Covid-19 Deaths Triple At Nursing Homes COVID-related deaths in New Jersey’s nursing homes nearly tripled in December, with more in that stretch than the previous three months combined, according to a published report. The news comes as what’s expected to be more than a month of vaccinations of nursing home residents and staff in the Garden State were beginning. It underscored the fact that New Jersey has the most coronavirus-related nursing home deaths per capita in the country – about 45% of its more than 17,000 confirmed cases. And the numbers are rising in step with the largest spike since May in coronavirus cases throughout…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In COVID-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In
Covid-19: NJ Long-Term Care Residents Who Go Home For Holidays Might Not Get Right Back In New Jersey's health commissioner urged families not to take residents out of long-term care facilities for the holidays -- and warned that they might not get right back in if they do – as the number of COVID-19 cases statewide continue to spike. Guidelines issued by Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli include a mandatory 14-day quarantine for any long-term care resident, either in their own room or in an observation room, once they return to the facility after a family visit. For that reason, Persichilli urged the facilities to create a “reservation list,” as well as a waiting list, bas…

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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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Justice Department Considers Whether Murphy, Cuomo COVID Nursing Home Policies Killed Thousands Justice Department Considers Whether Murphy, Cuomo COVID Nursing Home Policies Killed Thousands
Justice Department Considers Whether Murphy, Cuomo COVID Nursing Home Policies Killed Thousands U.S. Justice Department officials said they are trying to determine whether COVID-19 policies of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents." Federal authorities said they hadn't launched an investigation. Rather, they said, they're conducting preliminary inquiries into COVID policies in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan while considering a possible civil rights investigation under a federal law that protects the rights of residents in state-run nursing homes, among others. Letters…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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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Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home
Five Coronavirus Deaths, 22 Other Cases Reported At New Milford Nursing Home Five residents at a nursing home in New Milford have died of coronavirus complications and 16 more tested positive, along with six staff members, its parent company confirmed. There may be more there, management at CareOne said in a release. CareOne at New Milford (Woodcrest) became the first long-term care facility in Bergen County struck with that many deaths, joining others in New Jersey. “We expect these numbers to rise,” the company managers said. “We are actively testing patients and awaiting results, and screening at higher levels than CDC guidelines.” Five residents deaths at the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Officials: Laid-Off South Jersey Nurses, Doctors Could Go North To Fight COVID-19 NJ Officials: Laid-Off South Jersey Nurses, Doctors Could Go North To Fight COVID-19
NJ Officials: Laid-Off South Jersey Nurses, Doctors Could Go North To Fight Covid-19 Recently laid-off doctors and nurses from South Jersey could be relocated to North Jersey as the number of cornonavirus patients continued its rapid rise there, the state's health commissioner said Tuesday. "We need every health care worker that we have in the state and more,” Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Tuesday. Shore Medical Center in Atlantic County on Monday asked staff to take voluntary layoffs, citing lost revenue due to canceled surgeries and the new cost of buying personal protective equipment (PPE) to battle COVID-19. State officials were figuring out how to find housing …

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by Jon Craig