Over the last month, the coronavirus has torn through New Jersey nursing homes with terrifying speed and efficiency.

While the families of residents who have been sickened or killed by COVID-19 have spent weeks piecing together the true impact of the pandemic — without concrete statewide numbers — state officials on Friday finally released figures for the first time.

During New Jersey’s daily coronavirus press briefing in Trenton, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said as of Friday, there have been at least 9,094 cases and 1,530 deaths within 384 longterm care facilities in New Jersey reporting at least one positive COVID-19 case.

The state’s total number of longterm facilities include 375 nursing homes, 200 assisted living facilities, and 28 dementia care homes, state officials said.

“We’ve seen extreme vulnerability of longterm care facilities in New Jersey and nationally," Persichilli said. “We continue to be vigilant and do everything in our power to assist these facilities, from shipping personal protective equipment to connecting facilities with staffing support to replace the certified nursing assistant who are either ill or have not reported to work.”

The staggering nursing home totals amount to just under 40% the total deaths (3,840) and more than 11% of total cases (78,467) reported in New Jersey as of Friday. Only New York has more overall confirmed cases and deaths among U.S. states.

Perschilli broke down the totals by county, noting that Bergen County — the state’s coronavirus epicenter — leads all 21 counties in facilities reporting cases (51), total cases (1,831) and total deaths (352). Essex, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Passaic counties have all reported at least 500 positive cases in nursing care facilities.

The news comes two days after authorities discovered 17 dead bodies at a nursing home in Andover on Wednesday following a request for body bags and an anonymous tip about a body being loaded into a shed.

The bodies were “allowed to pile up at a makeshift morgue," an angered Gov. Phil Murphy described Thursday.

Officials said Wednesday 26 people have died of COVID-19 at Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center I and II. In addition, 103 residents and four staff members have tested positive for the virus, while 133 residents are reporting flu-like or respiratory symptoms and 48 staff members are reporting flu-like symptoms.

The facility’s owner blamed the crammed storage of the bodies and the number of deaths to a holiday weekend “backup” and “more than average deaths."

Murphy expressed further frustration over the Andover facility Friday.

“You’ve got a vulnerable population, a deadly virus and if that weren’t enough you have some folks who are doing what they should not be doing or need to be doing,” the governor said, chastising the facility’s operators. “This Andover thing is a complete outrage. Folks out there who are upset about this, we don’t blame you."

Murphy announced Thursday that state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal is investigating the matter and will review all longterm care facilities in the state “that have experienced a disproportionate number of deaths” during the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Murphy said said the state Department of Health has sent a team to the Andover facility to assist staff and residents.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has sent “out-of-state surveyors” to do a “full survey” of the the facility, state Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli added.

Officials say about 85% of people who contract COVID-19 see only mild symptoms, but 15% — especially older residents and those with underlying conditions — see more severe cases.

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