UpdatedWed, May 5, 2021 at 9:03 am ET Replies(73) Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on November 19, 2020. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) NEW JERSEY - Many New Jersey counties still have substantial COVID-19 transmission even as key metrics have dropped amid the ongoing pandemic, according to the latest State Profile Report by federal officials. The report, released Tuesday, identifies several counties as being in the "high" zone for community transmission, showing that New Jersey is not completely out of the woods in the COVID crisis. The report is based on data for the week ending April 29th.