The new limit lifts the limit on outdoor gatherings from 10 people to 25. Indoor gatherings remain at 10. New Jersey - New Jersey's coronavirus case total rose to 156,628 with 11,339 related deaths on Wednesday.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced during his daily briefing 971 new cases and 148 new deaths attributed to the virus. State officials say New Jersey's unemployment rate climbed to 15.3% in April, up from 3.8% the previous month.
The state labor department said more than 750,000 jobs were lost because of the COVID-19 outbreak, which led Democratic Gov.
Phil Murphy to order businesses to close and residents to stay home to avoid spreading the virus. On Friday, Murphy extended the limit on gatherings from 10 people to 25 people.