New Jersey COVID-19 death toll surpasses 5,000 with 314 additional deaths
Gov. Phil Murphy and state officials discuss the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in New Jersey.
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- Gov. Murphy confirms 3,551 new cases of COVID-19 - a statewide total of 95,865. The statewide death toll surpasses 5,000 with 314 additional deaths.
- Gov. Murphy discusses some of the hospital data surrounding the infected.
- Gov. Murphy acknowledges some of the people who have died from the virus.
- The governor says New Jersey will continue its tri-state partnership with New York & Connecticut.
- New Jersey has received a shipment of 500 ventilators.
 - Gov. Murphy says he will sign legislation requiring New Jersey hospitals to report to the state Department of Health all demographic & racial data for all individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, who have been admitted & who have died – as well as the number who have tried to get tested but were unsuccessful.
 - The governor says that states need direct assistance from the federal government during the COVID-19 crisis.
- The governor thanks those New Jerseyans who are assisting in the COVID-19 relief effort.
 - The Jersey 4 Jersey relief event will raise money for the New Jersey relief effort.
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