NJ officials give an update during press conference Wednesday on new COVID-19 cases New Jersey - New Jersey's confirmed coronavirus cases reached 126,744 with 7,871 deaths as of Saturday morning.
The number of fatalities jumped by 137, which trends down just days after seeing a record number of deaths. Gov. Murphy announced 53 state hospitals will be receive approximately $1.7 billion in federal aid.
The announcement comes just days after on Saturday shortly after Gov. Murphy met with President 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