New Jersey entered the new year Saturday the same way it ended with another daily record for confirmed COVID-19 positive tests – 29,740 – as the state’s hospitals reported more than 4,000 coronavirus patients, topping the peak in hospitalizations during last winter’s surge. The new mark is the latest in a series of record-setting days for the Garden State with four consecutive days of more than 20,000 cases. On Friday, New Jersey reported 28,512 confirmed positive tests. Until last week, the state’s single-day record was 6,922, set Jan. 13, 2021. The dramatic spike in cases comes as the state,…

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