Health & Fitness
Latest COVID-19 Case Numbers In Hopatcong, Sparta Through Jan. 21
Find out more about the differences in cases counts countywide in Hopatcong and Sparta, plus nursing homes, over a two-week period.
HOPATCONG, NJ —COVID-19 cases in Sussex County could be ebbing slightly, based on some of the data from the county and the state.
The change appears to be reflective in the daily case count that the county of Sussex reports. On Jan. 21, new daily COVID-19 countywide case tally was 171. On Jan. 14, it was 218; and on Jan. 7, that number was 499.
Throughout the week leading up to Jan. 21, the numbers mainly remained within that range. On Jan. 19, it was 189; and on Jan. 20, it was 218. For Jan. 18 —after the long, holiday weekend, with a break in reporting —it was 880. The county noted the daily average from Jan. 14 to Jan. 18 was 220 new cases per day.
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The COVID-19 death toll in Sussex county has fluctuated. On Jan. 13 and 14, there were no new deaths on either day. During the holiday weekend, there were 10 new deaths reported, over the four-day period. On Jan. 19, there were six new deaths, with four new on Jan. 20. There were five new deaths on Jan. 21.
On Jan. 22, New Jersey’s Department of Health logged the COVID total death toll in Sussex County since the pandemic began in March 2020 at 337. On Jan. 14, it was 313; and on Jan. 7, the tally was 299. The difference from Jan. 7 and 14 was 14 deaths; and between Jan. 14 and 22, it was 24.
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See the breakdown below since the pandemic started in March 2020, for total COVID-19 cases and deaths in the county, with numbers from the county and state.
| Jan. 21 | Jan. 14 | Jan. 7 | ||
| Cases | 32,765 | 31,307 | 28,751 | |
| Deaths | 337 (Jan. 22) | 313 | 299 |
See more details below for Hopatcong and Sparta. Vernon's numbers are also included, with it holding the highest COVID-19 case count in all of Sussex county:
| Since March 2020 | Jan. 21 | Jan. 14 | Jan. 7 |
| Hopatcong | 3,393 | 3,224 | 3,019 |
| Sparta | 4,322 | 4,146 | 3,761 |
| Vernon | 4,694 | 4,507 | 4,117 |
On the case level per town, Hopatcong shows a decline in each of these weeks. From Jan. 7 through 14, there were 205 new cases; and for Jan. 14 through 21, it was 169.
The same with Sparta, with a downtrend each of the two weeks, with 385 new cases in the first week, and 176 in the second.
Vernon had 385 new cases in the first week, and 176 in the week-ending Jan. 21.
The County's Long-Term Care Facilities Outbreak Breakdown
There are several long-term care facilities throughout Sussex county that have experienced COVID-19 outbreaks. The former Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation II —the facility that made international headlines after 17 bodies were found in a makeshift morgue in April 2020 — experienced another outbreak in early January. The National Guard was sent in to help the facility with sanitizing and other tasks, with the facilities inspected and licensed by the state of New Jersey. See the chart below outlining new and cumulative COVID-19 case and death details for each nursing home outbreak the county is tracking:
| Facility Name | Jan. 21 | Jan. 14 | Jan. 7 | Dec. 23 |
| Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation II (Now Woodland Behavioral) 543 Beds/475 Staff | 250 Resident Cases 135 Staff Cases 9 Resident Deaths | 245 Resident Cases 130 Staff Cases 4 Resident Deaths | 232 Resident Cases 121 Staff Cases 4 Resident Deaths | 24 Resident Cases 2 Staff Cases 2 Resident Deaths |
| Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation I (Now Limecrest) 159 Beds/148 Staff | 30 Resident Cases 24 Staff Cases | 33 Resident Cases 21 Staff Cases | 22 Resident Cases 15 Staff Cases | |
| Homestead Rehabilitation and Healthcare 128 Beds/133 Staff | 13 Resident Cases 27 Staff Cases 1 Resident Death | 13 Resident Cases 23 Staff Cases 1 Resident Death | 13 Resident Cases 22 Staff Cases 1 Resident Death | 8 Resident Cases 8 Staff Cases 1 Resident Death |
| Barn Hill Care Center 150 Beds/181 Staff | 58 Resident Cases 54 Staff Cases 2 Resident Deaths | 47 Resident Cases 47 Staff Cases | 10 Resident Cases 34 Staff Cases | 1 Resident Case 7 Staff Cases |
| GSL Chelsea at Sparta 75 Beds/40 Staff | 1 Resident Case 11 Staff Cases | 1 Resident Case 11 Staff Cases | 1 Resident Case 8 Staff Cases | 1 Resident Case 4 Staff Cases |
| UMC Bristol Glen 147 Beds/113 Staff | 7 Resident Cases 28 Staff Cases 2 Resident Deaths | 5 Resident Cases 26 Staff Cases | 3 Resident Cases 20 Staff Cases | 1 Resident Case 8 Staff Cases |
| Westwind Manor Assisted Living 61 Beds/36 Staff | 1 Resident Case | 1 Resident Case | 1 Resident Case | |
| Valley View RHC 28 Beds/50 Staff | 2 Staff Cases | 2 Staff Cases | 1 Staff Case | |
| Bentley Assisted Living 51 Beds/52 Staff | 2 Resident Cases 2 Staff Cases | 2 Resident Cases 2 Staff Cases |
Northwest Region Case Rate
The possible drop in case counts throughout Sussex county is also reflective in the COVID-19 Activity Level Report (CALI) for the northwest region, which includes totals from Morris, Passaic, Sussex, and Warren counties. Though the region is still "red" or "high," on the Jan. 8 report, the regional case rate was 255.97 per 100,000. For the week of Jan. 15, it was 121.49.
See figures below between the two Northwest region CALI reports:
| Jan. 15 | Jan. 8 | |
| Case Rate (per 100,000) | 121.49 | 255.97 |
| Percent COVID-Like Illness (CLI) | 8.50 | 12.05 |
| Percent Positivity | 24.69 | 35.10 |
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