'These numbers are sobering': Gov. Murphy announces 1,663 new positive cases of COVID-19
Gov. Phil Murphy has announced 1,663 new positive cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey, pushing the state cumulative total to 231,331.
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Oct 27, 2020, 8:51 PM
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389ds agoGov. Phil Murphy
has announced 1,663 new positive cases of COVID-19 in New Jersey, pushing the
state cumulative total to 231,331.
In a post
on Twitter, the governor says, “These numbers are sobering. We are still in the
midst of a pandemic and need everyone to take this seriously. Wear a mask.
Social distance. Wash your hands.”
The governor
also announced 14 new confirmed COVID-19 deaths, for a total of 14,517 lives lost. All of the 14 deaths occurred within
the past nine days.
Hospitalizations are also on the rise, with 957 COVID-19 patients in all. There are 182 COVID patients in the intensive care unit and 68 are on ventilators.
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