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New Jersey COVID-19 cases rise to 158,844; 11,531 deaths reported

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( Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office ) New Jersey - New Jersey's coronavirus case total rose to 158,844 with 11,531 related deaths on Friday.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced during his daily briefing 1,117 new cases and 131 new deaths attributed to the virus. New Jersey saw the lowest weekly total of people seeking unemployment benefits since the coronavirus outbreak struck, the state Labor Department said.

New applications fell to 34,410 last week, down from about 42,000 the week before, and far below a record high of 215,000 in early April.

Despite the drop-off, the state has processed what it says are a record 1.1 million claims through last week, totaling $4.3 billion in payments.

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