SUSSEX COUNTY, NJ – Sussex County officials are reporting 11 new COVID-19 cases and 2 additional deaths.
Sussex County Freeholder Director Sylvia Petillo said she is saddened to announce two additional COVID-19 related deaths in Sussex County, a 93-year-old woman and a 96-year-old woman both from Newton.
The Sussex County Division of Health (SCDOH) has been working with those individuals who came into contact with these patients. Those identified as close contacts are in their homes under self-quarantine and being monitored by the SCDOH staff.
The Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Sussex County Division of Health said they extend their condolences to both patients’ family and friends during this difficult time. The SCDOH is taking all possible steps to ensure the health and safety of our community, and asks for the public’s cooperation in following all recommendations put forth by county, state, and federal agencies.
The first COVID-19 death in Sussex County was a 68-year-old woman from Newton who was admitted to Newton Medical Center on March 25 and passed away on March 27.
The Sussex County Division of Health was notified Sunday of 11 additional cases of COVID-19 among county residents.
The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Sussex County is at 98, as follows: Andover Borough (1), Andover Township (2), Branchville Borough (2), Byram Township (4), Frankford Township (5), Franklin Borough (4), Fredon Township (2), Green Township (1), Hamburg Borough (2), Hampton Township (2), Hardyston Township (7), Hopatcong Borough (9), Lafayette Township (1), Montague Township (1), Newton Town (8), Ogdensburg Borough (3), Sandyston Township (1), Sparta Township (18), Stanhope Borough (4), Sussex Borough (2), Vernon Township (11), and Wantage Township (8).
- 1. 53yro Male Vernon Township
- 2. 60yro Male Sparta Township
- 3. 34yro Female Frankford Township
- 4. 65yro Female Hardyston Township
- 5. 76yro Female Sparta Township
- 6. 52yro Male Hampton Township
- 7. 82yro Male Sparta Township
- 8. 25yro Female Andover Township
- 9. 63yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 10. 93yro Female Newton
- 11. 36yro Male Byram Township
- 12. 78yro Male Frankford Township
- 13. 61yro Male Sparta Township
- 14. 47yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 15. 47yro Female Sparta Township
- 16. 22yro Male Branchville Borough
- 17. 46yro Female Sparta Township
- 18. 46yro Male Stanhope Borough
- 19. 72yro Female Sparta Township
- 20. 47yro Male Hamburg Borough
- 21. 55yro Male Frankford Township
- 22. 75yro Male Hardyston Township
- 23. 68yro Female Newton
- 24. 64yro Female Vernon Township
- 25. 70yro Male Wantage Township
- 26. 53yro Male Frankford Township
- 27. 35yro Male Hardyston Township
- 28. 69yro Female Frankford Township
- 29. 64yro Female Sandyston Township
- 30. 33yro Female Hampton Township
- 31. 48yro Female Sparta Township
- 32. 52yro Male Hardyston Township
- 33. 31yro Female Newton
- 34. 59yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 35. 57yro Female Lafayette Township
- 36. 41yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 37. 47yro Female Hamburg Borough
- 38. 58yro Female Sparta Township
- 39. 70yro Male Newton
- 40. 22yro Female Fredon Township
- 41. 44yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 42. 35yro Female Hardyston Township
- 43. 32yro Female Wantage Township
- 44. 62yro Female Sparta Township
- 45. 33yro Male Andover Borough
- 46. 59yro Female Ogdensburg Borough
- 47. 41yro Male Wantage Township
- 48. 46yro Male Wantage Township
- 49. 33yro Female Vernon Township
- 50. 58yro Male Fredon Township
- 51. 55yro Female Sparta Township
- 52. 75yro Male Sparta Township
- 53. 34yro Female Wantage Township
- 54. 81yro Male Vernon Township
- 55. 51yro Male Hardyston Township
- 56. 19yro Female Newton
- 57. 50yro Male Wantage Township
- 58. 46yro Female Newton
- 59. 53yro Female Byram Township
- 60. 55yro Female Hopatcong Borough
- 61. 41yro Female Byram Township
- 62. 58yro Male Stanhope Borough
- 63. 80yro Male Green Township
- 64. 45yro Female Byram Township
- 65. 63yro Male Sparta Township
- 66. 41yro Female Franklin Borough
- 67. 81yro Male Wantage Township
- 68. 48yro Male Franklin Borough
- 69. 82yro Male Montague Township
- 70. 55yro Male Franklin Borough
- 71. 76yro Male Vernon Township
- 72. 46yro Female Newton
- 73. 84yro Female Vernon Township
- 74. 27yro Female Sussex Borough
- 75. 56yro Male Sparta Township
- 76. 52yro Female Stanhope Borough
- 77. 20yro Male Vernon Township
- 78. 44yro Female Vernon Township
- 79. 25yro Female Sparta Township
- 80. 93yro Female Branchville Borough
- 81. 42yro Female Ogdensburg Borough
- 82. 26yro Male Sussex Borough
- 83. 23yro Female Hardyston Township
- 84. 57yro Female Sparta Township
- 85. 42yro Female Frnaklin Borough
- 86. 57yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 87. 38yro Male Hopatcong Borough
- 88. 51yro Male Sparta Township*
- 89. 39yro Female Hopatcong Borough*
- 90. 72yro Male Wantage Township*
- 91. 67yro Female Andover Township*
- 92. 64yro Female Ogdensburg Borough*
- 93. 81yro Male Sparta Township*
- 94. 46yro Male Vernon Township*
- 95. 49yro Male Vernon Township*
- 96. 66yro Female Stanhope Borough*
- 97. 63yro Male Vernon Township*
- 98. 96yro Female Newton *
(*Indicates New COVID-19 Cases)
The names, addresses, medical history and other personal identifying information of these residents will not be released or shared with the community, officials said.
The Sussex County Division of Health is the lead agency for investigation of confirmed cases of COVID- 19, which includes contact tracing. During case investigation, the SCDOH determines which persons are close contacts, as defined by the New Jersey Department of Health, and makes the appropriate recommendations to those individuals.
If anyone has questions about COVID-19, you can call 2-1-1 or 1-800-962-1253 for information from the New Jersey Department of Health, or text NJCOVID to 898-211. You can also visit the Sussex County Division of Health’s COVID- 19 website.
