NEW JERSEY – Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey had its largest number of cornavirus deaths reported in one day on Tuesday. He provided a number of updates during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon (you can watch it here, below).
Murphy said the state also had among its highest number of new cases in one day, with 846 additional positive tests and 17 more deaths. The case number was lower than what was reported on Monday: 935.
New Jersey now has 3,675 positive cases – the second largest in the country – and 44 deaths.
Murphy said the numbers reinforce the need for social distancing and closing schools and businesses – in contrast to President Trump, who has called for a reopening of the country by Easter and said “we can do two things at one time.” Read more: NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here’s What You Need To Know
“If anyone is looking to me for a reason to justify the steps we’ve ordered, I can now give you 44 of those reasons,” Murphy said.
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said the additional deaths were:
Nine of the deaths were associated with long-term care facilities.
Here is the county-by-county breakdown of new cases:
Murphy also announced the launch of a new online portal to connect New Jersey residents with jobs in critical industries responding to COVID-19. The jobs portal is available here: https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov.
Employers in critical industries should submit information about openings with urgent hiring needs related to COVID19 here: https://jobs.covid19.nj.gov/intake.
Murphy also said his administration has asked for a federal waiver to cancel all standardized student testing in April.
With students at home and not in regular classrooms, Murphy said it is “simply not feasible for us to move forward with testing in any feasible way.”
Many have moved into a dual role of being a parent and a classroom educator, he said, and don’t need to also become a “testing proctor.”
Murphy said he also received word from the Trump administration that New Jersey will receive a second shipment of personal protective equipment, including thousands of masks and 85,000 respirators.
The state Department of Community Affairs has also asked all utility providers to suspend water shutoffs.
Murphy said four pop-up hospitals are also expected to be located at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, the New Jersey Convention Center in Edison, the Atlantic City Convention Center and at a site to be determined. Read more: FEMA To Open Four ‘Pop Up Hospitals’ In NJ To Battle Coronavirus
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Also, the PNC Bank Arts Center coronavirus test site in Holmdel again reached capacity and closed Tuesday.
And, on Monday, the Murphy administration froze nearly $1 billion in spending for many programs you may need. The state tax deadline also may be extended. Read more: NJ Freezes Nearly $1B in Spending, Citing Coronavirus Crisis
Watch Murphy here:
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Here’s what else you should know:
How It Spreads
The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading from person-to-person. Someone who is actively sick with COVID-19 can spread the illness to others. That is why CDC recommends that these patients be isolated either in the hospital or at home (depending on how sick they are) until they are better and no longer pose a risk of infecting others.
There is currently no vaccine for COVID-19.
While the best way to prevent illness is to avoid virus exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention always recommends taking preventive actions to contain the spread of viruses. This includes: