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Confirmed cases
Infections
Bloomfield: 789 (+1%)
Essex County: 13,296 (+2%)
New Jersey: 113,856 (+2%)
Deaths
Bloomfield: 45 (+5%)
Essex County: 1,096 (+7%)
New Jersey: 6,442 (+7%)
As of 4/28/20 01:35 PM. EST Percentage indicates day-to-day change from 4/27 to 4/28. Sources: State of New Jersey and Essex County.
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