New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ( Edwin J. Torres/Governor's Office ) TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says more businesses will be able to open later this month.
The Democrat said Monday that restaurants can open for outdoor dining on June 15. Barbershops and salons can open on June 22.
Already parks, golf courses and curbside pickup for retail have reopened. There were 509 new positive cases overnight, putting the statewide total at about 160,000.
Murphy says there were 27 deaths over the same period, putting the death toll at 11,721 On Tuesday, Murphy claimed the average number of people who become infected with coronavirus from another infected person has fallen below one in the state.