New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli provide an update on the state's response to the deadly coronavirus. ( Edwin J.
Torres/Governor’s Office ) TRE - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday a new partnership between the state and privately owned labs that promises increase COVID-19 testing for residents.
In addition, the governor said the state's Public Health and Environmental Laboratories is expanding their capability to process over 1,000 tests a day.
The governmental arm is also developing specimen collection kits in order to relieve shortages of critical kit components. New Jersey based LabCorp and BioReference laboratories are aiding in the state's fight against coronavirus, which has