NJ officials give an update on new cases of coronavirus in state during press conference Wednesday New Jersey - New Jersey's coronavirus case total rose to 133,635 on Thursday with 8,801 related deaths.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced during his daily briefing over 1,800 new cases and 2554 deaths attributed to the virus. On Wednesday, the first term democrat announced that more than two-thirds of New Jersey's confirmed cases -- roughly 90,000 people -- have defeated the coronavirus. "The spread is slowing," Murphy said. "The map of New Jersey continues to show slowing rates of doubling of cases." New Jersey extended the coronavirus outbreak public health emergency declaration Wednesday for another month.