New Jersey on Sunday reported one new COVID-19 death and 1,776 new confirmed positive tests, with the United States total coronavirus fatalities reaching 993,717. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed COVID cases increased to 2,168 on Sunday, up 23% from a week ago, and up 151% from a month ago. The state has reported more than 2,000 cases each of the last four days. There were 476 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases across 70 of the state’s 71 hospitals as of Saturday night. One hospital did not report data. Hospitalizations have been increasing in recent weeks, thoug…
