New Jersey health officials on Tuesday reported another 1,469 COVID-19 cases and 17 confirmed deaths. The state’s seven-day average for confirmed positive tests is 2,128, down 1% from a week ago, but up 16% from a month ago. While positive tests have been rising this winter, New Jersey has not seen a repeat of the surge in cases that followed the holidays last year. The seven-day average for Jan. 10, 2022, was nearly 28,000 confirmed positive tests. The statewide rate of transmission on Tuesday was 1.09. A transmission rate of 1 means the number of cases have leveled off, while anything above …