This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: njspotlight.com/2021/04/county-rankings-robert-wood-johnson-poor-heath-maps-to-most-covid-19-fatalities-county-data/ Health outcomes have long varied significantly among New Jersey’s 21 counties, and experts say it is no surprise that COVID-19 has taken a greater toll on communities traditionally home to less healthy populations. In […]

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to FULL story: njspotlight.com/2021/03/covid-19-variants-nj-highest-u-s-infection-rate-gov-murphy-loosens-restrictions/ New Jersey currently has the highest rate of new COVID-19 infections in the nation, likely fueled at least in part by the presence of large numbers of viral variants that state health officials

This story is being republished under a special NJ News Commons content-sharing agreement related to COVID-19 coverage. Link to story: whyy.org/articles/n-j-state-parks-prep-for-the-return-of-the-covid-19-crowds/ Parks are seeing a bit of a renaissance, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. State and county officials in New Jersey have all said parks have seen an increase in the number of visitors since

Vineland is back in the high-risk category. After discussion with the Vineland Health Department, the Mayor’s office, and Board of Education President and Vice President, the decision has been made to extend remote instruction. The following are the new dates: Spring Break: Friday, April 2 through Friday, April 9 Remote instruction for all students and

Gov. Murphy has updated capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings. OUTDOOR • General outdoor gatherings must be limited to 50 people and social distancing must be practiced. At 6 a.m. on Friday, April 2, the general outdoor gathering limit will increase to 200 people. • There is no limit for outdoor gatherings for wedding