New Jerseyhealth officials reported another 976 COVID-19 cases and 10 confirmed deaths on Monday as the transmission rate remains steady below the key benchmark that indicates cases are on the decline. The statewide rate of transmission is 0.90 as of Monday. 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. A transmission rate of 1 means the number of cases have leveled off, while anything above 1 indicates the outbreak is expanding. New Jersey’s seven-day average for confirmed positive tests is 1,166, …