N.J. reports 7 COVID deaths, 861 cases. 377 hospitalizations. - NJ.com

New Jersey on Saturday reported seven more newly confirmed COVID-19 deaths and another 861 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as positive tests continue ticking up.

Officials say state data shows vaccines have been widely effective in preventing infections, hospitalizations, and deaths related to COVID-19.

The state said Wednesday that only 49 of the more than 4.8 million New Jersey residents fully vaccinated have died from the virus as of July 12.

The state does not break down how many of the daily cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are of vaccinated or unvaccinated people.

More than 5.22 million people who live, work, or study in New Jersey have now been fully vaccinated, according to state data.

New Jersey, an early coronavirus hotspot, has now reported 26,573 total COVID-19 deaths in slightly less than 17 months — 23,855 confirmed and 2,718 considered probable.

In all, the state of more than 9 million residents has reported 901,661 total confirmed cases out of more than 14.57 million tests since it announced its first case March 4, 2020.

People 30 to 49 years old make up the largest percentage of New Jersey residents who have caught the virus (30.9%), followed by those 50 to 64 (22.3%), 18 to 29 (20%), 5 to 17 (10.1%), 65 to 79 (10%), 80 and older (4.3%) and 0 to 4 (2.2%), according to state data.

At least 8,063 of the state’s COVID-19 deaths have been among residents and staff members at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, according to state data.

As of Saturday, there have been more than 193.1 million positive COVID-19 cases reported across the world, according to Johns Hopkins University, with more than 4.14 million people having died from complications related to the virus.