New Jerseyhealth officials reported another 1,690 COVID-19 cases and eight confirmed deaths on Saturday as the state’s transmission rate levels off. The statewide rate of transmission was 0.98 on Saturday. A transmission rate of 1 means the number of cases have leveled off, while anything above 1 indicates the outbreak is expanding. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed coronavirus positive cases is 1,367 — a 6% increase from a week ago and a 22% decrease from a month ago. TheCenters for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t currently deem any of the state’s 21 counties to be in the “hi…