New Jersey on Saturday reported another seven confirmedCOVID-19 deaths and 1,213 confirmed positive tests, while the number of coronavirus patients hospitalized statewide ticked up for the third straight day but remains near the lowest level the state has seen during the two-year pandemic. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed cases was 941 on Saturday, up 15% from a week ago and similar to what it was a month ago. There were 347 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases across the state’s 71 hospitals as of Friday night. That’s eight more than the previous night. By compari…