Health & Wellness
By TAPINTO BELMAR/LAKE COMO STAFF
December 13, 2021
TRENTON, NJ - A Monmouth County is the second person in New Jersey to test positive for the COVID-19 omicron variant, according to the state Department of Health. The man, who was fully vaccinated and recently received the booster, became ill on Nov. 24 after attending the Anime NYC at the ...
Editor's Note: The next update of new COVID-19 cases in Somerset County will be posted Monday. All other statistics in this report - state, national and global - are current as of Sunday. SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 30,373 cases of the COVID-19 virus ...
Editor's Note: The next update of new COVID-19 cases in Somerset County will be posted Monday. All other statistics in this report - state, national and global - are current as of Saturday. SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 30,373 cases of the COVID-19 ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 30,373 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 93 overnight. There were 243 new cases reported Thursday. There has been a total of 779 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New ...
TRENTON, NJ - Despite an uptick in COVID-19 positive cases in New Jersey schools, and affirming that he never takes anything off the table, Governor Phil Murphy said on Wednesday that "there are no plans as we sit here today to mandate vaccines in our kids." There are plans, however, to open ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Thursday reported 30,280 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 243 overnight, the highest 24-hour increase in several months. There were 119 new cases reported Wednesday. There has been ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ – Somerset County is encouraging residents to “Give Your Holidays a Boost” with a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot before joining the holiday party circuit. Celebrations at family and friends’ homes, restaurants and bars, or even outdoors to see a parade or the ball drop in Times ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Stephen K. Jones, a titan in the health care field in New Jersey and a driving force in the merger that created RWJBarnabas Health, has died. Jones, 74.passed away at his home in the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick on Monday.. He also served as the President and ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Wednesday reported 30,037 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 119 overnight. There has been a total of 779 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Tuesday reported 29,918 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 27 overnight. There has been a total of 777 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Monday reported 29,891 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year. There has been a total of 776 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health Monday reported 1,105,703 total cases and ...
TRENTON, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy and state Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli Friday confirmed New Jersey's first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. The person has been identified as an adult female visiting New Jersey, a fully-vaccinated resident from Georgia who and had recently traveled to ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Police in Somerset County and throughout New Jersey will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol or drugs as part of the annual end-of-year “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” statewide campaign, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson. Beginning ...
MORRISTOWN, NJ - In a step that clears the way for completion of a unique model for health system co-ownership, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Joseph Quinn has accepted New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew Bruck’s approval of CentraState Healthcare System and Atlantic Health System’s plans to ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Girls on the Run of Central NJ will celebrate the end of its 20th season with a 5K run through the streets of downtown Somerville on Sunday Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. Open to the public, runners and spectators are expected from the five counties GOTRCNJ serves - Somerset, Middlesex, ...
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Rutgers University and Tel Aviv University have) signed a memorandum of understanding that will further collaboration and establish a presence by TAU at the NJ Innovation & Technology Hub in New Brunswick, N.J., a 550,000-square-foot, $665 million project in New Brunswick ...
Editor's Note. The next update of local COVID-19 statistics from the Somerset County Department of Health will be posted Tuesday. All other statistics in this report - state, national and international - are current as of Monday, Nov. 15. SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health ...
Editor's Note. The next update of local COVID-19 statistics from the Somerset County Department of Health will be posted Monday. All other statistics in this report - state, national and international - are current as of Saturday. SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 28,330 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 48 cases overnight. There has been a total of 769 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 28,330 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 48 cases overnight. There has been a total of 769 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Thursday reported 28,281 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 56 cases overnight. There has been a total of 768 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Wednesday reported 28,225 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 52 cases overnight. There has been a total of 768 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Tuesday reported 28,173 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 25 cases overnight. There has been a total of 768 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Babs Siperstein PROUD Center at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital/Somerset, the first hospital in New Jersey to offer specialized primary care services for the LGBTQIA community, has expanded its HIV prevention services with the addition of a Preexposure Prophylactics ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Monday reported 28,148 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 59 cases over the weekend. There has been a total of 768 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health ...
TRENTON, NJ - State Sen. Kip Bateman’s legislation to help owners remedy dangerous lead and asbestos in their homes has been approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “This bill will make it easier for homeowners to do the right thing and have trained professionals ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The next COVID-19 update from the Somerset County Department of Health will be posted Monday. All other statistics in this report - New Jersey, national and international - are current as of Sunday. SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported ...
Don't forget to turn back your clocks before going to bed tonight; you'll get an extra hour of sleep as Daylight Saving Time ends on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 a,m. The process of changing clocks back in fall and ahead in spring began during World War I as a way to conserve energy. Federal ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The next COVID-19 update from the Somerset County Department of Health will be posted Monday. All other statistics in this report - New Jersey, national and international - are current as of Saturday. SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - The Somerset County Department of Health Friday reported 28,089 cases of the COVID-19 virus since those first cases were reported last year, an increase of 58 cases. There has been a total of 768 deaths since March 8, 2020. The New Jersey Department of Health Friday reported ...