NJ officials give an update during press conference Wednesday on new COVID-19 cases New Jersey - New Jersey's confirmed coronavirus cases reached 123,717 with 7,742 deaths as of Saturday morning.
The number of fatalities jumped by 205 on Saturday just days after Gov. Phil Murphy had a friendly meeting with President Donald Trump, who promised to send the state testing materials, according to the governor. “They are not and they should never be seen as just numbers on a chart,” Murphy said at the time. “It is for them that we will continue this fight.” The jump in deaths reflects the fact that some people had died who had not yet been confirmed positive for COVID-19, according to Dr.