FOX 29's Brad Sattin reports from Cape May County. TRENTON, N.J. - The number of COVID-19 cases in New Jersey has surged to at least 1,327, with 16 fatalities reported.
Further social distancing measures are likely over the weekend to combat COVID-19, Gov. Phil Murphy said Friday, the same day the state’s first federally run drive-through testing center reached capacity after being opened only hours. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS Murphy spoke Friday during a news conference at Bergen Community College and said two additional people had died from the virus.
Murphy said he wasn’t ready yet to announce more stringent social distancing orders but expected them as soon as Saturday. RELATED COVERAGE: Advertisement Bars, restaurants, casinos closed