NJ Coronavirus Updates: Here's What You Need To Know
NEW JERSEY – Developments in the new coronavirus outbreak continue to unfold rapidly in New Jersey now that the number of cases has risen to 126,744, and 7,871 people have died. Patch will be running regular updates as more information is released, and lists of towns and counties with patients – as well as the areas hit hardest by the disease's tragic impact – are below.
Gov. Phil Murphy said he's nearly ready to say whether schools will reopen or not amid the coronavirus outbreak, and that decision could be announced during a 12 noon news conference on Monday. Patch will cover it live. Read more: Gov. Murphy To Make Decision On NJ Schools In Coronavirus Crisis
Murphy also announced on Sunday that New Jersey had 3,144 new cases of the coronavirus and 137 more deaths.
Also on Sunday, Murphy made an announcement with NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on the coronavirus outbreak in New Jersey during a 12 p.m. news conference, saying northeastern states will form a regional supply chain for personal protective equipment. Read more: Gov. Murphy: NJ, PA, NY Working Together On Coronavirus PPE
Murphy, speaking during a Fox News interview on Sunday, reiterated his claim that New Jersey could be heading toward "armageddon" if President Trump and the Republican Senate do not supply his and other states with direct cash assistance. He said police, firefighers and EMTs need the money to stay employed "in our hour of need."
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Murphy offered a broad reopening plan on Monday, April 27, providing a six-point outline to "restart New Jersey and put the state on the road to recovery." Read more: Gov. Murphy Issues 6-Point NJ Reopen Plan In Coronavirus Crisis
Murphy issued a stay-at-home order on Saturday, March 21, closing all non-essential business. Read more: Gov. Murphy Announces NJ 'Stay-At-Home' Order Due To Coronavirus
Murphy, speaking during a Thursday, April 16 press conference, said schools will remain closed through May 15. Read more: Gov. Murphy: NJ Schools Shut Through May 15 In Coronavirus Crisis
Murphy said on Wednesday, April 29 that he's reopening state and county parks and golf courses. Read more: Gov. Murphy To Reopen State, County Parks, Golf In NJ Coronavirus Crisis
Murphy ordered stores across New Jersey on Wednesday, April 8 to require shoppers to wear face coverings or masks. Here's how you can get yours, and how the new rule will be enforced. Read more: NJ Shoppers Must Wear Masks: Where To Get Them, How It's Enforced
Here are 10 resources for you and your family to utilize as you navigate through the outbreak: Unemployment, Tests, Food: 10 NJ Resources In Coronavirus Crisis
New Jersey's courts suspended all new jury trials until further notice, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said on Thursday, March 12. Read more: Coronavirus Throws Monkey Wrench Into New Jersey Court System
Murphy said during a live press conference on Wednesday, March 25 that he's ordering many day care centers to shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. Read more: Gov. Murphy To Shut Many Day Care Centers Amid Coronavirus Crisis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel advisory for New Jersey. Read more: CDC Travel Advisory For NJ: No Coronavirus Travel Ban From Trump
Here is where the cases were reported in New Jersey as of Sunday, May 3:
Here is where deaths were reported in New Jersey as of Sunday, May 3:
Atlantic: 49
Bergen: 1,210
Burlington: 149
Camden: 163
Cape May: 24
Cumberland: 17
Essex: 1,282
Gloucester: 51
Hudson: 845
Hunterdon: 37
Mercer: 255
Middlesex: 639
Monmouth: 382
Morris: 449
Ocean: 440
Passaic: 632
Salem: 13
Somerset: 295
Sussex: 115
Union: 738
Warren: 86
Here is a list of the New Jersey towns where cases have been identified as of Sunday, May 3:
Absecon
Alexandria Township
Allamuchy
Allendale
Allentown
Alloway
Alpha
Alpine
Andover Borough
Andover Township
Atlantic Highlands
Audubon
Avalon
Avon-by-the-Sea
Barnegat
Barnegat Light
Bass River Township
Bayonne
Beach Haven
Beachwood
Bedminster Township
Bellmawr
Belvidere
Berlin Township
Bernards Township
Bernardsville
Bethlehem Towship
Beverly
Blairstown
Bloomingdale
Bloomsbury
Bogota
Boonton Township
Bordentown City
Bordentown Township
Bound Brook
Bradley Beach
Branchburg
Branchville
Brigantine
Brooklawn
Buena Borough
Buena Vista Township
Burlington City
Burlington Township
Butler
Byram Township
Califon
Camden
Cape May
Carteret
Cartlstadt
Cedar Grove
Chatham Borough
Chesilhurst
Chester Borough
Chester Township
Clayton
Clemonton
Cliffside Park
Clinton
Clinton Township
Closter
Colts Neck
Columbus
Commercial Township
Corbin City
Carlstadt
Carneys Point
Clementon
Cliffside Park
Closter
Cranbury Township
Cresskill
Deal
Deerfield Township
Delanco
Delaware Township
Delran
Demarest
Dennis Township
Denville
Deptford
Dover
Downe Township
Eagleswood
East Amwell Township
East Greenwich
East Newark
East Orange
East Rutherford
East Windsor
Eatontown
Edgewater
Edgewater Park
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor Township
Elizabeth
Elk Township
Elmer
Elmwood Park
Emerson
Englewood Cliffs
Englishtown
Essex Fells
Estell Manor
Evesham
Ewing Township
Fair Haven
Fair Lawn
Fairfield Township (Cumberland)
Fairfield Township (Essex)
Fairview
Far Hills
Farmingdale
Fieldsboro
Flemington
Florence
Folsom
Fort Lee (1st case)
Franklin Lakes
Frankford Township
Franklin Borough
Franklin Township (Gloucester)
Franklin Township (Hunterdon)
Franklin Township (Warren)
Fredon Township
Frelinghuysen
Frenchtown
Garwood
Gibbsboro
Glen Gardner
Glen Ridge
Glen Rock
Gloucester City
Green Brook
Green Township
Greenwich Township (Cumberland)
Greenwich Township (Warren)
Guttenberg
Hackettstown
Haddon Heights
Hainesport
Haledon
Hamburg
Hopewell Borough
Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
Hamilton Township (Mercer)
Hammonton
Hampton Borough
Hampton Township
Hanover
Harding Township
Hardwick
Hardyston Township
Harmony
Harrington Park
Harrison (Hudson)
Harrison Township (Gloucester)
Hasbrouck Heights
Haworth
Hawthorne
Helmetta
Hi-Nella
High Bridge
Highland Park
Highlands
Hightstown
Hillsdale
Hillside
Ho-Ho-Kus
Holland Township
Hopatcong
Hope Township
Hopewell Township (Cumberland)
Hopewell Township (Mercer)
Howell
Independence Township
Interlaken
Irvington
Island Heights
Jackson
Jamesburg
Jefferson
Keansburg
Kearny
Kenilworth
Keyport
Kingwood Township
Kinnelon
Knowlton
Lafayette Township
Lake Como
Lakehurst
Lakewood
Lambertville
Laurel Springs
Lavallette
Lawnside
Lawrence Township (Cumberland)
Lawrence Township (Mercer)
Lebanon Borough
Lebanon Township
Liberty
Lindenwold
Linwood
Little Falls
Little Ferry (1st death)
Loch Arbour
Lodi
Logan Township
Long Hill
Longport
Lopatcong Township
Lower Alloways Creek
Lower Township
Lyndhurst
Magnolia
Mahwah
Mannington Township
Mantua Township
Manville
Maple Shade
Marlboro
Margate
Matawan
Maurice River Township
Maywood
Medford
Medford Lakes
Mendham Borough
Mendham Township
Merchantville
Middle Township
Middlesex Borough
Midland Park
Milford
Millstone Borough
Millstown Township
Milltown
Millville
Mine Hill
Montague Township
Montvale
Montville
Moonachie
Monmouth Beach
Monroe Township (Gloucester)
Monroe Township (Middlesex)
Moonachie
Morris Plains
Morris Township
Mount Arlington
Mount Ephraim
Mounty Holly
Mount Olive
Mountain Lakes
Mountainside
Mullica Township
National Park
Netcong
New Milford
New Brunswick
New Hanover
New Milford
New Providence
Newfield
Neptune City
Neptune Township
North Arlington
North Brunswick
North Haledon
North Hanover
North Plainfield
North Wildwood
Northfield
Northvale
Norwood
Oakland
Oaklyn
Ocean Gate
Ocean Township
Ocean Township (Waretown)
Ogdensburg Borough
Old Bridge Township
Oldman's Township
Oradell
Orange
Oxford
Palisades Park
Palmyra
Paramus
Park Ridge
Paulsboro
Peapack-Gladstone
Pedricktown
Pemberton Borough
Pemberton Township
Pennington
Penns Grove
Pennsauken
Pequannock
Perth Amboy
Phillipsburg
Pilesgrove
Pine Beach
Pine Hill
Pitman
Pittsgrove
Plainsboro
Pleasantville
Plumsted Township
Pohatcong
Pompton Lakes
Prospect Park
Quinton Township
Rahway
Ramsey
Randolph
Raritan Borough
Raritan Township
Readington Township
Ridgefield
Ridgefield Park
Ringwood
River Edge
River Vale
Riverdale
Riverside
Robbinsville
Rochelle Park
Rockaway Borough
Rockaway Township
Rockey Hill
Rockleigh
Roosevelt
Roselle
Roselle Park
Roxbury
Rumson
Runnemede
Rutherford
Saddle Brook
Saddle River
Salem
Sandyston Township
Sayreville
Sea Bright
Sea Girt
Sea Isle City
Seaside Park
Scotch Plains
Shamong
Ship Bottom
Shrewsbury Township
Shrewsbury Borough
Somerdale
Somers Point
Somerville
South Amboy
South Bound Brook
South Hackensack
South Harrison Township
South Orange
South Toms River
South River
Southampton
Sparta
Spotswood
Spring Lake
Spring Lake Heights
Springfield (Burlington County)
Springfield (Union County)
Stanhope Township
Stillwater Township
Stow Creek Township
Stratford
Sussex Borough
Swedesboro
Tenafly
Teterboro
Tewksbury Township
Tinton Falls
Totowa
Trenton
Tuckerton
Union Beach
Union City
Union Township (Hunterdon)
Union Township (Union)
Upper Deerfield Township
Upper Freehold
Upper Pittsgrove Township
Upper Saddle River
Upper Township
Ventnor
Vernon
Victory Gardens
Vineland
Voorhees
Waldwick
Wallington
Walpack Township
Wanaque
Wantage Township
Washington Borough
Washington Township (Bergen)
Washington Township (Gloucester)
Washington Township (Morris)
Washington Township (Warren)
Watchung
Waterford
Weehawken
Wenonah
West Amwell Township
West Caldwell
West Cape May
West Long Branch
West Milford
West Wildwood
Westampton
Westwood
Westville
Weymouth
Wharton
White Township
Wildwood
Wildwood Crest
Willingboro
Winfield
Winslow Township
Wood-Ridge
Woodbine
Woodbury
Woodbury Heights
Woodcliff Lake
Woodland Park
Woodland Township
Woodlynne
Woodstown
Woolwich Township
Wrightstown
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:
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
Stay home when you are sick.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipes.
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
This article originally appeared on the Westfield Patch