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Below is an update from Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla on COVID-19. 

COVID-19 clinic offered next week

The City and the Hudson Regional Health Commission will have a clinic at 605 Jackson St. from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The clinic will offer Moderna, Pfizer-BioNTech, J&J/Janssen, and Novavax COVID-19 vaccines and updated Pfizer and Moderna boosters to those eligible 6 months old and older.

Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins will be accepted. To book an appointment, go to www.hudsoncovidvax.org/.    

Recent COVID-19 cases  

The Hoboken Health Department reports the following COVID-19 cases: 

Dec. 10: 5  
Dec. 11: 3 
Dec. 12: 8 
Dec. 13: 11 
Dec. 14: 16 
Dec. 15: 18 
Dec. 16: 7 
Dec. 17: 16 
Dec. 18: 10 
Dec. 19: 0 
Dec. 20: 11 
Dec. 21: 15 
Dec. 22: 13 
Dec. 23: 20 
Dec. 24: 2 
Dec. 25: 7 
Dec. 26: 1 
Dec. 27:  0 
Dec. 28: 13 
Dec. 29: 11 
Dec. 30: 10

There have been a total of 14,673 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Hoboken has lost 70 residents since the pandemic began. 

Update from the Hoboken Health Department   

• Cases are being investigated on a priority basis 18 years of age and under, at high risk, and over 65 years old    
• Cases are associated with community widespread in camps, daycare, social gatherings, travel, and work      
• Our regional Community Transmission level is currently High Risk     
• The Hoboken Health Department notes there may be an increase of COVID-19 cases post-holiday and encourages residents who suspect they may have COVID-19 to test and monitor symptoms and isolate from others if positive. For the latest guidance, go to www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/guidance.html.   

Ages of recent cases

The following is the breakdown of recent positive COVID-19 cases by age group since the last update provided on Dec. 12, 2022: 

0-11: 11
12-19: 4
20-29: 30
30-39: 58
40-49: 29
50-59: 23
60-69: 17
70+: 24

Vaccination rate update 

Below is the vaccination rate for Hoboken according to the NJDOH:

All ages: > 90% (first dose)
12 and over: >90% (first dose)
18 and over: >90% (first dose)
30 and over: >90% (first dose)
65 and over: >90% (first dose)

All ages: 84% (second dose)
12 and over: 85% (second dose)
18 and over: 82% (second dose)
30 and over: >90% (second dose)
65 and over: >90% (second dose)

The State has not provided municipalities with booster numbers. 

Clinic schedule 

The City offers COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics through a partnership with local providers. To check weekly clinic schedules, go to www.hobokennj.gov/covid-19-resources.

Sincerely,
Ravi S. Bhalla
Mayor