Reports were received from 186 schools from the following counties: Atlantic (4), Bergen (10), Burlington (1), Camden (4), Cape May (7), Cumberland (8), Essex (6), Gloucester (4), Hudson (47), Hunterdon (4), Mercer (1), Middlesex (5), Monmouth (19), Morris (16), Ocean (6), Passaic (3), Salem (3), Somerset (30), Sussex (1), Union (4) and Warren (3).
The reported absenteeism rate among school students was 5.99%, which was up from 5.73% last week (this figure has been updated from what was reported last week).
Reports were received from 56 nursing homes from the following counties: Atlantic (4), Burlington (1), Camden (1), Cape May (4), Cumberland (3), Essex (4), Gloucester (1), Hunterdon (4), Mercer (2), Middlesex (1), Monmouth (6), Morris (3), Ocean (6), Passaic (4), Salem (4), Somerset (5), Sussex (2) and Union (1).
The reported influenza-like illness rate among nursing home residents was 2.81%, which was up from 1.76% last week (this figure has been updated from what was reported last week).
Reports were received from 40 hospital emergency departments from the following counties: Atlantic (2), Burlington (1), Camden (4), Cumberland (2), Essex (1), Gloucester (1), Hunterdon (1), Mercer (1), Middlesex (3), Monmouth (5), Morris (4), Ocean (4), Passaic (2), Salem (2), Somerset (2), Sussex (1), Union (3) and Warren (1).
The reported influenza-like illness rate among Emergency Department patients was 5.44%, which was up from 4.91% last week (this figure has been updated from what was reported last week).
There has been one isolate of influenza A virus reported in New Jersey so far
this season.
An update on influenza activity in the United States and worldwide can be found
at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5148a4.htm
Absenteeism / Illness Rates by County
| County | Schools | Nursing Homes | Emergency Departments |
| Atlantic | 8.16% | 1.50% | 0.42% |
| Bergen | 5.17% | NR | NR |
| Burlington | 5.50% | 0.20% | 1.32% |
| Camden | 5.21% | 0.48% | 7.29% |
| Cape May | 7.36% | 3.19% | NR |
| Cumberland | 6.64% | 2.93% | 12.22% |
| Essex | 4.21% | 3.12% | 11.56% |
| Gloucester | 7.87% | 2.65% | 6.00% |
| Hudson | 5.46% | NR | NR |
| Hunterdon | 5.52% | 0.48% | 5.00% |
| Mercer | 0.99% | 2.07% | 4.93% |
| Middlesex | 5.40% | 1.11% | 7.37% |
| Monmouth | 7.43% | 1.95% | 3.67% |
| Morris | 3.76% | 30.24% | 2.83% |
| Ocean | 6.07% | 2.67% | 5.11% |
| Passaic | 3.40% | 2.03% | 3.75% |
| Salem | 4.74% | 1.31% | 15.15% |
| Somerset | 4.61% | 1.10% | 3.68% |
| Sussex | 9.45% | 0.54% | 5.68% |
| Union | 5.10% | 0.87% | 3.96% |
| Warren | 32.59% | NR | 5.36% |
| NR = No Report | |||
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