New Jersey on Monday reported four COVID-19 deaths and 2,402 new confirmed positive tests as Pfizer announced plans to get its three-dose COVID vaccination series for children under 5 approved by regulators. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 3,850, nearly unchanged from a week ago, when it was 3,856. The average is up 120% from a month ago. The statewide rate of transmission for Monday was not immediately available, but it 1.25 on Sunday. When the transmission rate is over 1, that means each new case is leading to at least one additional case and the outbreak is expanding. …
