TRENTON, N.J. - Health officials say New Jersey now has at least 64,584 coronavirus cases, with 2,443 reported deaths.
Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Sunday there are models that suggest the state’s coronavirus crisis is reaching its peak, but others indicate the worst impact may still be weeks away.
Murphy told CNN that health care recovery must occur before economic recovery takes place, and he’s concerned that reopening and relaxing social distancing too early could backfire. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS “And I fear, if we open up too early, and we have not sufficiently made that health recovery and cracked the back of this virus, that we could be pouring gasoline on the fire, even inadvertently,” Murphy said.