New Jersey on Wednesday reported another 2,776 confirmedCOVID-19 positive tests and seven confirmed deaths as the number of people hospitalized with confirmed or suspected cases surpassed 1,000 patients for the first time since February. The statewide positivity rate for tests conducted Saturday — the most recent day with available data — was 18.16%. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers positivity rates above 10% to be “high.” However, the positivity rate is substantially lower than its peak of 40.83% on Jan. 1 during the height of the omicron variant. New Jersey’s rate of …