Covid-19 Coronavirus

The mandates will end immediately for schools and child care facilities while the state worker testing mandate ends Sept. 1, according to a report.

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.

With Tuesday's update from the state, New Jersey’s 7-day average of new lab-detected COVID infections was 20% higher than it has been a week earlier.

There are a few holdout establishments who aren't considering table service anytime soon — and they're not regretting that decision.

Murphy's current pandemic powers expire Jan. 11

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.

Overwhelmed by COVID, hospitals ban visitors in NJ

The New Jersey Hospital Association said hospitals in all regions of the state were being placed on "level red," which generally means visitors are restricted except in certain circumstances.

Other states are enacting tough new COVID mandates. Not in New Jersey.

As the state confirmed the variant of concern has arrived, here's the latest questions and answers — does it appear easier to spread, and do vaccines seem to work against it?

Growing demand and COVID fears and sickness are limiting Santa visits in many parts of the Garden State