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. 31. 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. 31:14
Jan. 1: 5
Jan. 2: 2
Jan. 3: 15
Jan. 4: 13
Jan. 5: 4
Jan. 6: 25
Jan. 7: 14
Jan. 8: 7
Jan. 9: 4
Jan. 10: 11
Jan. 11: 4
Jan. 12: 27
Jan. 13: 5
Jan. 14: 8
Jan. 15: 5
Jan. 16: 9
Jan. 17: 1
Jan. 18: 11
Jan. 19: 2
Jan. 20: 11
There has been a total of 14,673 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and Hoboken has lost 70 residents since the pandemic began. Hoboken University Medical Center is treating 10 individuals with COVID-19 including two Hoboken residents.
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
Ages of recent cases
The following is the breakdown of recent positive COVID-19 cases by age group since the last update provided on Jan. 2, 2022:
0-11: 20
12-19: 10
20-29: 30
30-39: 52
40-49: 24
50-59: 14
60-69: 20
70+: 25
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
