The extension comes as the state recorded 5,370 new cases and 68 deaths related to COVID-19 on Dec. 10.

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The extension comes as the state recorded 5,370 new cases and 68 deaths related to COVID-19 on Dec. 10.
State officials offered two coronavirus modeling forecasts for New Jersey that in an improbable worst case scenario would result in four metrics higher than those seen last Spring.
The governor believes there are two blocks of people that need to be convinced to turn around the numbers—those making a political stance and those who believe information will be shared to law enforcement authorities.
Britain’s National Health Service delivered its first shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
The state reported 3,573 new coronavirus cases and 17 new deaths on Dec. 7.
The mortality rate of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in New Jersey declined over the Summer, according to a new study from the New Jersey Hospital Association.
The report comes out as the New Jersey had 11,413 total new cases reported and 69 new deaths over the weekend.
Gov. Phil Murphy proudly resorted to name calling a Florida congressman after he participated in a New York political event held in Jersey City.
A feared spike in coronavirus cases from Thanksgiving in New Jersey may be happening sooner than state health officials anticipated.
A feared spike in coronavirus cases from Thanksgiving may be happening sooner than health officials anticipated as the state recorded 4,913 COVID-19 positive tests.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer is at the forefront of an attempt to forge a coronavirus stimulus deal in Washington.
“I look at that Portobello restaurant and my jaw drops as oblivious everybody is not doing the right thing,” said Murphy.
Additionally, the state reported 4,661 news cases and 90 confirmed deaths on Dec. 1.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced more surgical restrictions to sports, outdoor gathering and long-term care facilities in an attempt to control the spread of the coronavirus.