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New Jersey on Saturday reported another 1,717 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 23 more confirmed deaths as the statewide transmission rate continued to decrease, a sign the outbreak is shrinking for now.

New Jersey’s statewide rate of transmission dropped again to 0.91 Saturday from 0.92 Friday. It was 0.94 on Thursday. A transmission rate below 1 indicates that each infected person is passing the virus to less than one other person, which causes case numbers to drop.

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New Jersey on Wednesday reported another 1,608 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 more confirmed deaths a day while the statewide rate of transmission remained below the key benchmark indicating that the outbreak is not expanding for a second day.

The seven-day average for confirmed positive tests dropped to 1,730, down 10% from a week ago, but up 2% from a month ago. The seven-day average for new confirmed cases fell below 1,800 on Sunday for the first time since Sept. 11.

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