Despite falling COVID metrics being reported by Gov. Phil Murphy's administration and an overall drop in hospitalizations, many hospitals in New Jersey continue to postpone some elective surgeries.
With more than 6,000 patients in New Jersey hospitals either for or with COVID, the state's medical resources are again being strained. Help is on the way.
No hospital in New Jersey received a failing grade in the latest round of safety scoring released by The Leapfrog Group. But more than a dozen facilities fell short of an A or B grade.
Officials in Essex County are scrambling to find a woman who tested positive for the new coronavirus but who provided authorities with a false name and address.