NJ Spotlight News: May 21, 2021

Across New Jersey and the nation, the number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 is now at its lowest point in months, case rates are declining and shots in arms are steadily rising. The calls are growing louder to continue reopening the state. Friday, officials announced 698 new, positive cases and 17 new deaths. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 885,291 cases in the state and 26,070 confirmed and probable deaths. Editor's note: A segment in this broadcast has been edited. The corrected version can be found here:    • Towns pressed to decide on legal weed desp...   Don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE for daily videos: http://bit.ly/1ERsYqw For full episodes, check out www.njspotlightnews.org Facebook:   / njspotlightnews   Twitter:   / njspotlightnews   Instagram:   / njtvnewsroom   ----------------- While NJ PBS does not and cannot review every submission and is not responsible for the content of your comments, NJ Spotlight News reserves the right to delete, remove, move, or edit comments that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate or unacceptable for any reason.  ----------------- NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi is a nightly news program that airs weekdays on NJ PBS that covers local New Jersey news. Be sure to share with us your story ideas, feedback and tips about news in your neighborhood: https://bit.ly/32zwJDT NJ Spotlight News airs every weeknight at 6, 7:30 and 11 p.m. ET on NJ PBS.