COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey

The COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey refers to the ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

COVID-19: The name "COVID-19" is derived from "CO" for corona, "VI" for virus, "D" for disease, and "19" for the year the disease was first identified, 2019.
Pandemic: From the Greek pan (all) and demos (people).
New Jersey: Named after the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret’s defense of the island during the English Civil War.

Coronavirus: A type of virus. There are many kinds, and some of them can cause disease. A newly identified coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has caused a worldwide pandemic of respiratory illness, known as COVID-19.
Pandemic: An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
SARS-CoV-2: The virus strain that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Social Distancing: The practice of maintaining a greater than usual physical distance from other people or of avoiding direct contact with people or objects in public places during the outbreak of a contagious disease in order to minimize exposure and reduce the transmission of infection.
Quarantine: A state, period, or place of isolation in which people or animals that have arrived from elsewhere or been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.
Vaccine: A product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease.

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