NJ Coronavirus Updates: Heres What You Need To Know – Westfield, NJ Patch

NEW JERSEY – Developments in the new coronavirus outbreak continue to unfold rapidly in New Jersey now that the number of cases has risen to 137,085, and 9,116 people have died. Patch will be running regular updates as more information is released, and lists of towns and counties with patients – as well as the areas hit hardest by the disease’s tragic impact – are below.

Gov. Phil Murphy said he will likely address the public at a 1 p.m. news conference on Monday. Patch will cover it live.

The Murphy administration on Saturday released some new details on the first coronavirus-linked death of a child in New Jersey. Read more: More Details Released On NJ Child’s Coronavirus-Linked Death

Murphy, speaking during a Saturday news conference, announced an “exciting” expansion of New Jersey’s “life-saving” efforts to treat coronavirus patients with plasma therapy. He made the announcement as he announced 1,759 new cases and 166 more deaths. Read me: NJ Expands ‘Life-Saving’ Plasma Treatment For Coronavirus

On Friday, Murphy also announced a major expansion of New Jersey’s coronavirus detection program by allowing people without symptoms to go for tests at two sites. Murphy made the announcement as he announced 1,985 new cases and 162 more deaths, again continuing a downward trend. Read more: Gov. Murphy: NJ Begins Coronavirus Tests For Asymptomatic People

Also, Murphy said he’d be “shocked” if New Jersey beaches weren’t open soon. Here’s what he’s planning. Read more: Gov. Phil Murphy: NJ Beaches May Open Very Soon Amid Coronavirus

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Here’s what else you should know:

• Murphy offered a broad reopening plan on Monday, April 27, providing a six-point outline to “restart New Jersey and put the state on the road to recovery.” Read more: Gov. Murphy Issues 6-Point NJ Reopen Plan In Coronavirus Crisis
• Murphy announced on Monday, May 4 that schools will close for the rest of the academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak. Read more: New Jersey Schools Closed For Rest Of Academic Year: Gov. Murphy
• Murphy issued a stay-at-home order on Saturday, March 21, closing all non-essential business. Read more: Gov. Murphy Announces NJ ‘Stay-At-Home’ Order Due To Coronavirus
• Murphy said on Wednesday, April 29 that he’s reopening state and county parks and golf courses. Read more: Gov. Murphy To Reopen State, County Parks, Golf In NJ Coronavirus Crisis
• Murphy ordered stores across New Jersey on Wednesday, April 8 to require shoppers to wear face coverings or masks. Here’s how you can get yours, and how the new rule will be enforced. Read more: NJ Shoppers Must Wear Masks: Where To Get Them, How It’s Enforced
• Here are 10 resources for you and your family to utilize as you navigate through the outbreak: Unemployment, Tests, Food: 10 NJ Resources In Coronavirus Crisis
• New Jersey’s courts suspended all new jury trials until further notice, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said on Thursday, March 12. Read more: Coronavirus Throws Monkey Wrench Into New Jersey Court System
• Murphy said during a live press conference on Wednesday, March 25 that he’s ordering many day care centers to shut amid the coronavirus outbreak. Read more: Gov. Murphy To Shut Many Day Care Centers Amid Coronavirus Crisis
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel advisory for New Jersey. Read more: CDC Travel Advisory For NJ: No Coronavirus Travel Ban From Trump
  

Here is where the cases were reported in New Jersey as of Friday, May 8:

Here is where deaths were reported in New Jersey as of Friday, May 8:

• Atlantic: 68
• Bergen: 1,329
• Burlington: 190
• Camden: 199
• Cape May: 31
• Cumberland: 28
• Essex: 1,398
• Gloucester: 72
• Hudson: 940
• Hunterdon: 44
• Mercer: 322
• Middlesex: 748
• Monmouth: 429
• Morris: 506
• Ocean: 516
• Passaic: 715
• Salem: 18
• Somerset: 328
• Sussex: 125
• Union: 844
• Warren: 101

Here is a list of the New Jersey towns where cases have been identified as of Friday, May 8:

• Aberdeen
• Absecon
• Alexandria Township
• Allamuchy
• Allendale
• Allenhurst
• Allentown
• Alloway
• Alpha
• Alpine
• Andover Borough
• Andover Township
• Asbury Park
• Atlantic City
• Atlantic Highlands
• Audubon
• Audubon Park
• Avalon
• Avon-by-the-Sea
  
• Barnegat
• Barnegat Light
• Barrington
• Basking Ridge
• Bass River Township
• Bay Head
• Bayonne
• Beach Haven
• Beachwood
• Bedminster Township
• Belleville
• Belmar
• Bellmawr
• Belvidere
• Bergenfield
• Berkeley Heights
• Berkeley Township
• Berlin Borough
• Berlin Township
• Bernards Township
• Bernardsville
• Bethlehem Towship
• Beverly
• Blairstown
• Bloomfield
• Bloomingdale
• Bloomsbury
• Bogota
• Boonton
• Boonton Township
• Bordentown City
• Bordentown Township
• Bound Brook
• Bradley Beach
• Branchburg
• Branchville
• Brick
• Bridgeton
• Bridgewater
• Brielle
• Brigantine
• Brooklawn
  
• Buena Borough
• Buena Vista Township
• Burlington City
• Burlington Township
• Butler
• Byram Township
• Caldwell
• Califon
  
• Camden
• Cape May
• Carteret
• Cartlstadt
• Cedar Grove
• Chatham Borough
• Chatham Township
• Cherry Hill
• Chesilhurst
• Chester Borough
• Chester Township
  
• Chesterfield
• Cinnaminson
• Clark
• Clayton
• Clemonton
• Cliffside Park
• Clifton
• Clinton
• Clinton Township
• Closter
• Collingswood
• Colts Neck
• Columbus
• Commercial Township
• Corbin City
• Cranford
• Carlstadt
• Carneys Point
• Clementon
• Cliffside Park
• Closter
• Cranbury Township
• Cresskill
• Deal
• Deerfield Township
• Delanco
• Delaware Township
• Delran
• Demarest
• Dennis Township
• Denville
• Deptford
• Dover
• Downe Township
• Dumont
• Dunellen
• Eagleswood
• East Amwell Township
• East Brunswick
• East Greenwich
• East Hanover
• East Newark
• East Orange
• East Rutherford
• East Windsor
• Eastampton
• Eatontown
• Edison
• Edgewater
• Edgewater Park
• Egg Harbor City
• Egg Harbor Township
• Elizabeth
• Elk Township
• Elmer
• Elmwood Park
• Emerson
• Englewood
• Englewood Cliffs
• Englishtown
• Essex Fells
• Estell Manor
• Evesham
• Ewing Township
• Fair Haven
• Fair Lawn
• Fairfield Township (Cumberland)
• Fairfield Township (Essex)
• Fairview
• Fanwood
• Far Hills
• Farmingdale
• Fieldsboro
• Flemington
• Florham Park
• Florence
• Folsom
• Fort Lee (1st case)
• Franklin Lakes
• Frankford Township
• Franklin Borough
• Franklin Township (Gloucester)
• Franklin Township (Hunterdon)
• Franklin Township (Somerset)
• Franklin Township (Warren)
• Fredon Township
• Freehold
• Freehold Township
• Frelinghuysen
  
• Frenchtown
• Galloway Township
• Garfield
• Garwood
• Gibbsboro
• Glassboro
• Glen Gardner
• Glen Ridge
• Glen Rock
• Gloucester City
• Gloucester Township
• Green Brook
• Green Township
  
• Greenwich Township (Cumberland)
• Greenwich Township (Warren)
• Guttenberg
• Hackensack
• Hackettstown
• Haddon Heights
• Haddon Township
• Hainesport
  
• Haledon
• Hamburg
• Hopewell Borough
• Hamilton Township (Atlantic)
• Hamilton Township (Mercer)
• Hammonton
• Hampton Borough
• Hampton Township
• Hanover
• Harding Township
• Hardwick
• Hardyston Township
• Harmony
• Harrington Park
• Harrison (Hudson)
• Harrison Township (Gloucester)
• Hasbrouck Heights
• Haworth
• Hawthorne
• Hazlet
• Helmetta
• Hi-Nella
• High Bridge
• Highland Park
• Highlands
  
• Hightstown
• Hillsborough
• Hillsdale
• Hillside
• Ho-Ho-Kus
• Hoboken
• Holland Township
• Holmdel
• Hopatcong
• Hope Township
• Hopewell Township (Cumberland)
• Hopewell Township (Mercer)
• Howell
• Independence Township
• Interlaken
• Irvington
• Island Heights
• Jackson
• Jamesburg
• Jefferson
• Jersey City
• Keansburg
• Kearny
• Kenilworth
• Keyport
• Kingwood Township
• Kinnelon
• Knowlton
• Lacey
• Lafayette Township
• Lake Como
• Lakehurst
• Lakewood
• Lambertville
• Laurel Springs
• Lavallette
• Lawnside
• Lawrence Township (Cumberland)
• Lawrence Township (Mercer)
• Lebanon Borough
• Lebanon Township
• Leonia
• Liberty
• Lincoln Park
• Linden
• Lindenwold
• Linwood
• Little Egg Harbor
• Little Falls
• Little Ferry (1st death)
• Little Silver
• Livingston
• Loch Arbour
• Lodi
• Logan Township
• Long Beach Township
• Long Branch
• Long Hill
  
• Longport
• Lopatcong Township
• Lower Alloways Creek
• Lower Township
• Lumberton
• Lyndhurst
• Madison
• Magnolia
• Mahwah
• Manalapan
• Manasquan
• Manchester
• Mannington Township
• Mansfield Township
• Mantua Township
  
• Manville
• Maple Shade
• Maplewood
• Marlboro
• Margate
• Matawan
• Maurice River Township
• Maywood
• Medford
• Medford Lakes
• Mendham Borough
• Mendham Township
• Merchantville
• Metuchen
• Middle Township
• Middlesex Borough
• Middletown
• Midland Park
• Milford
• Millburn
• Millstone Borough
• Millstown Township
• Milltown
• Millville
• Mine Hill
• Montague Township
• Montclair
• Montvale
• Montville
• Moonachie
• Moorestown
• Monmouth Beach
• Monroe Township (Gloucester)
• Monroe Township (Middlesex)
• Montgomery Township
• Montvale
• Montville
• Moonachie
• Morris Plains
• Morris Township
• Morristown
• Mount Arlington
  
• Mount Ephraim
  
• Mounty Holly
• Mount Laurel
• Mount Olive
• Mountain Lakes
• Mountainside
• Mullica Township
• National Park
• Netcong
• New Milford
• New Brunswick
• New Hanover
• New Milford
• New Providence
• Newark
• Newfield
• Newton
• Neptune City
• Neptune Township
• North Arlington
• North Brunswick
• North Caldwell
• North Haledon
• North Hanover
• North Plainfield
• North Wildwood
• Northfield
• Northvale
• Norwood
• Nutley
• Oakland
• Oaklyn
• Ocean City
• Ocean Gate
• Ocean Township
• Ocean Township (Waretown)
• Oceanport
• Ogdensburg Borough
• Old Bridge Township
• Old Tappan
• Oldman’s Township
• Oradell
• Orange
• Oxford
• Palisades Park
• Palmyra
• Paramus
• Parsippany
• Park Ridge
• Passaic
• Paterson
• Paulsboro
• Peapack-Gladstone
• Pedricktown
• Pemberton Borough
• Pemberton Township
• Pennington
• Penns Grove
• Pennsville
• Pennsauken
• Pequannock
• Perth Amboy
• Phillipsburg
• Pilesgrove
• Pine Beach
• Pine Hill
• Piscataway
• Pitman
  
• Pittsgrove
• Plainfield
• Plainsboro
• Pleasantville
• Plumsted Township
• Pohatcong
• Point Pleasant Beach
• Point Pleasant Boro
• Pompton Lakes
• Princeton
• Prospect Park
• Quinton Township
• Rahway
• Ramsey
• Randolph
• Raritan Borough
• Raritan Township
• Randolph
• Readington Township
  
• Red Bank
• Ridgefield
• Ridgefield Park
• Ridgewood
• Ringwood
• River Edge
• River Vale
• Riverdale
• Riverside
• Riverton
• Robbinsville
  
• Rochelle Park
• Rockaway Borough
• Rockaway Township
• Rockey Hill
• Rockleigh
• Roosevelt
• Roseland
• Roselle
• Roselle Park
• Roxbury
• Rumson
• Runnemede
• Rutherford
• Saddle Brook
• Saddle River
• Salem
• Sandyston Township
• Sayreville
• Sea Bright
• Sea Girt
• Sea Isle City
• Seaside Park
• Secaucus
• Scotch Plains
• Shamong
• Ship Bottom
• Shrewsbury Township
• Shrewsbury Borough
• Somerdale
• Somers Point
• Somerville
• South Amboy
• South Bound Brook
• South Brunswick
• South Hackensack
• South Harrison Township
• South Orange
• South Toms River
• South River
• Southampton
• Sparta
• Spotswood
• Spring Lake
• Spring Lake Heights
• Springfield (Burlington County)
• Springfield (Union County)
• Stafford Township
• Stanhope Township
  
• Stillwater Township
• Stow Creek Township
• Stratford
• Summit
• Surf City
• Sussex Borough
• Swedesboro
• Tabernacle
• Teaneck
• Tenafly
• Teterboro
• Tewksbury Township
• Tinton Falls
• Toms River
• Totowa
• Trenton
• Tuckerton
• Union Beach
• Union City
• Union Township (Hunterdon)
• Union Township (Union)
• Upper Deerfield Township
• Upper Freehold
• Upper Pittsgrove Township
• Upper Saddle River
• Upper Township
• Ventnor
• Vernon
• Verona
• Victory Gardens
  
• Vineland
• Voorhees
• Waldwick
• Wall
• Wallington
• Walpack Township
• Wanaque
• Wantage Township
• Warren
• Washington Borough
• Washington Township (Bergen)
• Washington Township (Gloucester)
• Washington Township (Morris)
• Washington Township (Warren)
• Watchung
• Waterford
• Wayne
• Weehawken
• Wenonah
• West Amwell Township
• West Caldwell
• West Cape May
• West Deptford
• West Long Branch
• West Milford
• West New York
• West Orange
• West Wildwood
• West Windsor
• Westampton
• Westwood
• Westfield
• Westville
• Weymouth
• Wharton
• White Township
• Wildwood
• Wildwood Crest
• Willingboro
• Winfield
• Winslow Township
• Wood-Ridge
• Woodbine
• Woodbridge
• Woodbury
• Woodbury Heights
• Woodcliff Lake
• Woodland Park
• Woodland Township
• Woodlynne
• Woodstown
• Woolwich Township
• Wrightstown
• Wyckoff

How It Spreads

The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading from person-to-person. Someone who is actively sick with COVID-19 can spread the illness to others. That is why CDC recommends that these patients be isolated either in the hospital or at home (depending on how sick they are) until they are better and no longer pose a risk of infecting others.

There is currently no vaccine for COVID-19.

While the best way to prevent illness is to avoid virus exposure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention always recommends taking preventive actions to contain the spread of viruses. This includes:

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipes.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.