New Jersey on Monday reported another 797 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one confirmed death as the number of positive tests continues to fluctuate day-to-day. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed coronavirus positive tests is 1,768, a 21% increase from a week ago and 6% increase since last month. The rate of transmission was 1.11 on Monday, up from 1.04 last week. A transmission rate below 1 is an indication that the outbreak is declining, since each new case is leading to less than one additional case. When the transmission rate is 1, that means cases have leveled off at the current num…