COVID-19 deaths

Iconic singer Kenny Jeremiah was taken on December 4, 2020 during the worst variant of the COVID-19 era. He was young beyond his years at the time at age 79.

Democratic leaders in the state Senate are rejecting calls for a bi-partisan investigation into nursing home deaths at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

New Jersey will pay about $53 million to settle claims that the state's negligence contributed to the deaths of more than 100 veterans at state-run homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.