The 43-page document paints a disturbing picture of failures at the veterans homes in Menlo Park and Paramus where dozens of deaths occurred early in the COVID-19 outbreak.
Morris, Monmouth, Burlington, Camden, Atlantic, and Cape May counties all rate as high, with the other 15 counties in the Garden State at the medium level.
Cases were rising sharply in New Jersey schools before the holidays, and with hospitalizations now at their highest level statewide since early May 2020, there is growing evidence that children are increasingly among those needing treatment outside the home.
All vacation and other paid leave was canceled for state prison guards through at least Monday, citing a pandemic staff shortage. A union president said staff mental health is in grave danger.