See How Many Hepatitis A Cases Were Reported In Somerset County

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ — As the deadly outbreak of hepatitis A expands see how many cases were reported in Somerset County.

Somerset County is reporting 10 cases where the disease has been diagnosed since the outbreak began last year. Somerset seems to have a moderate level of cases in comparison with the 21 counties in the state.

Camden reported the most cases at 148 followed by Gloucester with 66 cases. Warren County had the least with two reported cases.

Most recently hepatitis A was reported in Somerville in November. The New Jersey Department of Health, along with the Somerset County Department of Health and Wakefern Corporation, warned shoppers of the confirmed case of hepatitis A at ShopRite at 1 S. Davenport St. in Somerville. Read more: Somerset County ShopRite Worker Was Infected With Hepatitis A

Since the outbreak began last year, seven people have died, at least 448 people have been hospitalized and 576 cases have been reported, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. (See Related: NJ Hepatitis A Outbreak Expands; 7 Now Dead)

Here is a full list of cases reported in each county in New Jersey:

• CAMDEN 148
• GLOUCESTER 66
• MERCER 55
• BURLINGTON 49
• PASSAIC 46
• MORRIS 30
• BERGEN 25
• CUMBERLAND 25
• SALEM 25
• ATLANTIC 22
• ESSEX 17
• OCEAN 15
• SOMERSET 10
• MONMOUTH 10
• HUDSON 9
• CAPE MAY 6
• UNION 5
• SUSSEX 4
• MIDDLESEX 4
• HUNTERDON 3
• WARREN 2

In New Jersey, the state Department of Health has supplied hundreds of vaccines to several health departments to immunize uninsured or underinsured individuals at risk of the liver disease, according to a department release.

The virus is typically transmitted from person-to-person when it is ingested from objects, food or drinks contaminated by a stool from an infected person, according to the release.

This can happen when infected people do not wash their hands properly after using the bathroom and then touch food or items that are shared with others.

Hepatitis A can also spread from close personal contact with an infected person, such as through sex or caring for someone who is ill, according to the release.

Most adults with hepatitis A have symptoms, including fatigue, low appetite, stomach pain, nausea and jaundice, that usually resolve within 2 months of infection; most children less than 6 years of age do not have symptoms or have an unrecognized infection, according to the CDC.

For more information about hepatitis A, visit nj.gov/health/cd/topics/hepatitisa.shtml or cdc.gov/hepatitis/hav/index.htm

Vaccinations being offered at the several locations are only for individuals who are uninsured or underinsured. Individuals with insurance should go to their primary care physician.

— With reporting by Tom Davis

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