NJ officials give an update during press conference Wednesday on new COVID-19 cases TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey's confirmed coronavirus cases reached 118,652 as of Thursday afternoon with 7,228 reported deaths.
Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday during a friendly Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump that the state could need $20 billion to $30 billion in assistance to deal with COVID-19 fallout.
The cash would “keep firefighters, teachers, police, EMS, on the payroll serving the communities in their hour of need,” Murphy said, alongside Trump at the White House.
Trump touted the number of ventilators the federal government acquired for New Jersey, which has seen their use declining in recent days, so much so that Murphy said they’ve