New Jersey on Tuesday reported another 2,500 confirmed COVID-19 positive tests and 16 new confirmed deaths The state’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 2,246 on Tuesday, down 5% from a week ago, and down 40% from a month ago. The statewide positivity rate for tests conducted Thursday, the most recent day with available data, was 10.30%. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers positivity rates above 10% to be “high.” The statewide rate of transmission was 0.93 on Tuesday. A transmission rate below 1 is an indication that the outbreak is declining, as each new c…