NJ officials give an update during press conference Wednesday on new COVID-19 cases TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey health officials on Thursday announced more than 4,200 new cases of coronavirus and 307 deaths.
The state total now sits at 99,989 cases and 5,368 deaths. The state's death toll saw its biggest spike on Tuesday, climbing by 379 deaths, according to Gov.
Phil Murphy. The spike comes as the number of new cases has been leveling off, according to Gov. Murphy. Despite some positive signs, like the leveling off of cases and the increasing time it takes for the number of people with COVID-19 to double, Murphy said there are still weeks to go of social distancing. “We cannot rush to reopen anything and risk undoing all the extraordinary