New Jersey on Saturday reported six COVID-19 deaths and 3,243 new confirmed positive tests as today marks the third day this month new cases are cover 3000. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed cases increased to 2,554 on Saturday, up 19% from a week ago, and up 127% from a month ago. Hospitalizations, which typically lag about two weeks behind case trends, have also been on the rise in the last week. There were 582 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases across 70 of the state’s 71 hospitals as of Friday night. One hospital did not report data. Hospitalizations still rem…
