Coronavirus News

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Compared to the 211 cases of COVID-19 reported during the first 22 days of January, the Township of Livingston has reported 141 cases in the first 22 days of February, indicating a slight deceleration of new cases in Livingston after the township saw its highest monthly total in January.

There has also been one resident death reported in February, according to the ...

EDITOR'S UPDATE (Sunday, Feb. 21): Appointments scheduled for first and second doses at all Essex County Vaccination Sites on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, have been canceled due to a delay vaccine shipments from the federal government. Canceled appointments rescheduled for some time next week, according to Essex County officials. 

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Severe winter ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In response to the “high degree of skepticism among minorities” he has seen in the community, including within his own ophthalmology practice, regarding the COVID-19 vaccines, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein recently stressed how understanding Black history and learning from past injustices can help defeat COVID-19.

“With Black ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — As of Feb. 16, the Livingston Health Department (LHD) has reported 110 cases of COVID-19 within the community since the start of the month, indicating that the LHD has received nearly 40 fewer positive test results in the first half of February than in the first half of January.

Although there has been no age report provided for those who have contracted COVID-19 ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston Police Chief Gary Marshuetz and Captain John Drumm, who recently received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, are two of many Livingston police officers who have taken advantage of the opportunity to be inoculated at the Essex County distribution center located in the Sears building at the Livingston Mall.

“It is a privilege to be vaccinated ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — The Livingston Health Department (LHD)—which reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death attributed the novel coronavirus for cumulative totals of 1,505 cases and 83 deaths as of Monday—is hosting a virtual information session about the COVID-19 vaccine and registration process on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The program, being held in ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — In addition to reporting 309 new cases of COVID-19 cases in Livingston since the New Year—bringing the township’s cumulative case total to 1,474 as of Thursday—the Livingston Health Department (LHD) has also shared an age breakdown of all Livingston residents who contracted the virus from November through January and provided an update on ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Halfway through the first week of February, the Township of Livingston has surpassed 300 new COVID-19 cases in 2021, with 291 cases in January and 18 new cases in February as of Thursday, Feb. 4, according to the Livingston Health Department.

January now marks the township’s highest monthly caseload since the height of the pandemic. There have been no ...

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Dr. Steven Arsht, a Livingston resident and orthopedic surgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, was so overcome with emotion when he received his first COVID-19 vaccination that it led to the establishment of a new social media campaign intended to encourage others to get vaccinated while also honoring those lost to or otherwise affected by the novel ...