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New COVID-19 surge could peak in late April or early May
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Health department models suggest hospitals should be able to handle the increase
"I tested before I even got home. The test literally lit up like a match within seconds. And I was shocked," says the head of Montclair State University's Dept of Public Health Lisa Lieberman -- who's fully vaccinated and double-boosted. But the BA2 variant is so contagious that it's breaking through even those protective barriers. New Jersey’s COVID-19 caseloads are rising again.
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New COVID-19 surge could peak in late April or early May
Clip: 4/18/2022 | 4m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
"I tested before I even got home. The test literally lit up like a match within seconds. And I was shocked," says the head of Montclair State University's Dept of Public Health Lisa Lieberman -- who's fully vaccinated and double-boosted. But the BA2 variant is so contagious that it's breaking through even those protective barriers. New Jersey’s COVID-19 caseloads are rising again.
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