New Jersey has now lost nearly 100 more lives to the coronavirus pandemic than it did to the September 11 attacks, Gov. Phil Murphy says.
A member of the New Jersey National Guard directs traffic at the entrance to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Paramus, N.J., on March 20, 2020.A member of the New Jersey National Guard directs traffic at the entrance to a drive-thru COVID-19 testing center in Paramus, N.J., on March 20, 2020.New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced On Saturday that the state has now lost nearly 100 more lives to the coronavirus pandemic than it did to the September 11 attacks.
In a briefing on the state's response to the crisis, the governor announced that 846 residents have died from the coronavirus, up 200 from Friday. Murphy also said there were 4,331 new cases in the state, bringing the total above 34,000.The most starkly affected counties continue to be those in the northeast corner of the state, including Bergen, Essex and Hudson, all with more than 400 cases each as of Saturday.that showed the rate at which cases are doubling in each county.
Judith M. Persichilli, the commissioner of the state's Department of Health, said officials are in the process of preparing field hospitals across New Jersey. These include hospitals in Secaucus, Edison and Atlantic City. The Secaucus facility is slated to open Monday. Murphy also announced that New Jersey would be a beneficiary of personal protective equipment confiscated by the FBI from an alleged hoarding ring in Brooklyn. The new supplies will include 70,000 N95 masks and 5,000 pairs of gloves for health care and other essential workers.
At the briefing, New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo addressed the frustration of residents unable to file unemployment claims because of backups on the department's phone lines and website. He said the department received a 1600% increase in unemployment claims. The agency is doing the best it can with its 40 year-old mainframe computer systems, Asaro-Angelo said, and is working overtime to meet the needs of unemployed residents.
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