Health Pulse / New Jersey
New Jersey Health Pulse
Public health surveillance data. Not medical advice.
Current Trends
COVID-19
GrowingRt (effective reproduction): 1.0656
Week of 2026-08-18
Influenza
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.8466
Week of 2026-05-26
RSV
DecliningRt (effective reproduction): 0.695
Week of 2026-05-26
Wastewater Viral Activity
Influenza A virus
Very Low25 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
RSV
Very Low25 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
SARS-CoV-2
Moderate25 monitoring sites, week of 2026-08-15
Highest activity level observed among this state's wastewater monitoring sites. Wastewater signals often precede clinical reporting.
Notifiable Disease Reports
| Disease | This Week | 52-Week Max |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacteriosis | 13 | 77 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 1 | 21 |
| Giardiasis | 1 | 22 |
| Legionellosis | 1 | 7 |
| Malaria | 1 | 4 |
| Mpox | 2 | 4 |
| Salmonellosis (excluding Salmonella Typhi infection and Salmonella Paratyphi infection) | 6 | 74 |
| Shigellosis | 3 | 19 |
| Tuberculosis | 3 | 38 |
Weekly provisional counts reported to CDC NNDSS by state health departments (MMWR week 30, 2026). Provisional and subject to revision.
Health Profile
Long-term community health indicators (not current surveillance) — 2023 estimates.
Coronary Heart Disease
4.51%
Current Asthma
9.1%
Current Smoking
10.98%
Depression
16.86%
Diabetes
8.36%
Frequent Mental Distress
15.84%
High Blood Pressure
28.32%
No Health Insurance
9.75%
Obesity
28.59%
Physical Inactivity
21.48%
Source: CDC PLACES, state-level average of local estimates.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Trend estimates and wastewater viral activity levels, not diagnoses or case counts. Public health surveillance data — not medical advice.