Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered flags across the state to be lowered to half-staff until further notice in honor of the people who have died from COVID-related causes.

Murphy said he wanted a TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered flags across New Jersey to half-staff indefinitely to commemorate people who died from COVID-19.

The death toll climbed to about 650 people up from more than 500, with nearly 30,000 positive cases, up from about 25,000 on Thursday, the first-term governor said. "This is a way, a small way but I think an important way, that we can make sure their loss is not forgotten," Murphy said during a daily news conference on the outbreak.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

New Jersey lowers flags to half-staff as COVID deaths rise

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