Judy Persichilli

With demand outpacing the availability of mental health services, the state is reviewing its supply of pediatric psychiatric beds.

NJ says unvaccinated put children at risk

NJ Department of Health data now goes beyond school-based outbreaks to report surveillance data on cases regardless of where the virus was caught.

Thanksgiving 2021 will be more normal than last year, but not fully normal. State officials say not to abandon COVID mitigation strategies amid the fun.

COVID-19 Activity Level Index, or CALI, scores will still be calculated but will determine COVID screening testing levels rather than school closures.

The recommendation applies statewide, not only counties with substantial COVID transmission, for indoor settings that are crowded or have unvaccinated people.

Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli says the state can't override doctor's notes prescribing quarantine. Closures may soon be decided on case by case basis.

More than 8,000 COVID deaths are linked to nursing homes in New Jersey. Health commissioner says the directives were clear and were understood by most.

Nevertheless Gov. Phil Murphy remains convinced we will be in a "much better and different place" by Memorial Day

The opioid epidemic got worse in late 2019 and through the early months of COVID-19, then improved in the second half of 2020.

It wasn't known at the time, but state data shows around 500 people who later tested COVID+ already had symptoms by March 4, 2020. Many more were never tested.

With COVID-19 cases increasing among younger New Jerseyans, the state is urging caution and plans to roll out a new contact tracing app on college campuses.