Summit's Latest COVID Numbers Show Over 500 Positive Cases

SUMMIT, NJ — The Westfield Regional Health Department reported an additional estimated 245 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Summit from Dec. 23 to Dec. 29.

These new confirmed cases brings Summit's December total to 533 cases, according to Tapinto. This is more than six times greater than November's monthly total of 80 cases.

The City of Summit said it is likely that cases may be underreported for this time period, as this total does not reflect home test results and rapid test results. Additionally, some pop-up testing sites are not reporting into the statewide system.

According to Summit's press release, New Jersey has had an average of 17,449 cases over the past seven days and an average of 25 deaths a day. The state currently has the third highest number of confirmed cases per capita in the nation.

A breakdown of the cases by age from December will be released in a report at the end of the month.

Additional information by county and municipality is available on the State of New Jersey COVID-19 data dashboard: https://covid19.nj.gov/, including vaccination rates. Information on vaccination clinics in Union County can be found here: https://ucnj.org/covid19/vaccinations-page/.

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