New Jerseyhealth officials reported another 1,491 COVID-19 cases and six confirmed deaths on Wednesday as the rate of transmission has decreased following a large jump earlier this week. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed positive cases is 1,413 — a 4% increase from a week ago and a 5% decrease from a month ago. The statewide rate of transmission was 1.06 on Wednesday, down from 1.11 on Monday. A transmission rate of 1 means the number of cases have leveled off, while anything above 1 indicates the outbreak is expanding. TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention changed the commun…