Bergen Sheriff’s Office Releases COVID-19 Data on Jail Inmates, Staff
HACKENSACK, N.J. – Sheriff Anthony Cureton announces that the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office will provide statistical information related to COVID-19 on a weekly basis for the duration of the stay-at-home order issued by County and State Officials.
BSCO Staff Currently COVID-19 Positive
| Corrections Officers | Sheriff’s Officers | Bureau of Police Services | Jail Nursing Staff |
| 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
BCSO Staff in Quarantine
| Corrections Officers | Sheriff’s Officers | Bureau of Police Services | Jail Nursing Staff |
| 35 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
*Quarantine is defined as individuals who may have had close contact of ten minutes or more with an individual who has tested positive.
Bergen County Jail Population Currently COVID-19 Positive
| County Inmates | I.C.E. Detainees | Total Positive Tests |
| 1 | 1 | 3 (one positive was released) |
The three positive cases include:
40-year-old Salvadorian national in ICE custody at the BCJ, tested on Thursday, March 26th
54-year-old county inmate, tested on Saturday, March 28th
31-year-old Mexican national in ICE detainee, tested on Monday, March 23rd, was released on Thursday, March 26th by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Bergen County Jail Population Currently Monitored in Isolation
| County Inmates | I.C.E. Detainees |
| 6 | 4 |
County Inmates and I.C.E. Detainees are monitored in isolation for possessing one or more of the following symptoms – upper respiratory infection, body aches, fatigue, headache, loss of taste and smell. The Bergen County Jail medical staff monitors a wide range of symptoms as this virus manifests differently from one person to another.
Jail Population Releases
| County Inmates | I.C.E. Detainees |
| 136 | 52 |
Jail Population
| County Inmates | I.C.E. Detainees |
| 227 | 204 |
Other updates:
Last week the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office received a large shipment of single-use surgical masks to further protect staff and the jail population. All staff assigned to the Bergen County Jail are required to wear masks on post. All County Inmates and I.C.E. Detainees are also required to wear masks outside of their cells.
The Bergen County Jail is also awaiting an order of several hundred COVID-19 test kits which are scheduled to arrive next week.
The statewide COVID-19 count grew by 4,059 COVID-19 cases and 365 fatalities in the past 24 hours, for a total of 68,824 cases and 2,805 deaths as of Tuesday, April 14th. As of Monday evening, 8,185 people have been hospitalized total and 514 have been discharged in the past 24 hours.
COVID-19 Cases by County
Data is provisional and subject to revision.
Bergen County:
10,426 Positive Test Results
550 Deaths
Hudson County:
8,242 Positive Test Results
277 Deaths
Essex County:
8,212 Positive Test Results
535 Deaths
Union County:
7,265 Positive Test Results
238 Deaths
Passaic County:
6,438 Positive Test Results
156 Deaths
Middlesex County:
6,313 Positive Test Results
216 Deaths
Monmouth County:
4,003 Positive Test Results
145 Deaths
Ocean County:
3,833 Positive Test Results
149 Deaths
Morris County:
3,424 Positive Test Results
192 Deaths
Somerset County:
1,911 Positive Test Results
91 Deaths
Mercer County:
1,731 Positive Test Results
71 Deaths
Camden County:
1,477 Positive Test Results
41 Deaths
Burlington County:
1,207 Positive Test Results
28 Deaths
Gloucester County:
587 Positive Test Results
11 Deaths
Sussex County:
535 Positive Test Results
39 Deaths
Warren County:
442 Positive Test Results
25 Deaths
Hunterdon County:
349 Positive Test Results
11 Deaths
Atlantic County:
284 Positive Test Results
11 Deaths
Cumberland County:
201 Positive Test Results
3 Deaths
Cape May County:
169 Positive Test Results
10 Deaths
Salem County:
73 Positive Test Results
4 Deaths
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