Created by private industry, americas Cable Television company, as a Public Service and brought to you by your television provider. New jersey governor murphy on responding to the coronavirus pandemic. He announced new social distancing rules and was joined by the state commissioner and police superintendent. Thank you for being with us. I want to egg knowledge to his here. Other colleagues. Thank you all for joining with us. I have permission and blessing so i am flying new Jersey Transit police colors today. I want to give them a big shout out for all the great work they do. I will find it sooner rather than later. Lets get to the numbers. The statewide total is now over 58,000. According to our online of 10 00 p. M. Last night, over 7000 residents were reported hospitalized. Another 682 residents were discharged. Yesterday, the it isard pulls data as hospitalsach night by to the new jersey hospital association. There may be overnight changes or reports that are not reflected. We kno
Right now and as i mentioned, unless there is a very meaningful material development, in which case we will change plans, tomorrow will be an email, paper release in terms of the overnight numbers and any other news we have to report. Because of the white house vtc on monday, we will do a press conference at 2 00 instead of the usual 1 00 timeframe here. So, i am honored to be joined today, as i am every day, by the woman to my right who needs no introduction. The commissioner of the department of health. Judy persichilli. To her right, another name well known to most, the state epidemiologist. To my far left, the state police superintendent. And to my immediate left represent the department of workforce development, the commissioner. I mentioned as yesterday that i asked rob to give us an update on the department of labor efforts to ensure every new jerseyan in need of Unemployment Insurance relief can file a claim and receive benefits. Folks are dealing with an unprecedented crush of
Murphy followed by californias gavin newsom. Following that andrew cuomo of new york and John Bel Edwards of louisiana. Gov. Murphy now as we have done for the past week or so, lets go right to the numbers. Over the past when he four hours, we are reporting an additional 4372 positive cases. That is 4372. That brings the statewide total to 29,895, in total. 29,895. And sadly and with the heaviest of hearts, we have lost another 113 of our fellow new jerseyans to covid19 related couple occasions. To day, we have lost 436 members of our extraordinary, broad, loving, precious and diverse family. A couple of comments in particular and as usual, judy will give you more color on both the positive tests as well as the fatalities. But as it relates to the blessed iuls lost, if you add 113, believe to yesterdays total, you wont get 646. That is because as we discussed, in some cases, cause of death is still being adjudicated. Also want to raise again what we mentioned yesterday. This does not m
And a new face. Right, the commissioner of the department of Public Health. Judy, good afternoon. Ed lifshitz. Dr. Police colonel pat callahan, and we are also joined by the commissioner of the department of Environmental Protection, catherine mccabe, to my left. Great to have you. Covid 19 is ao wholeofgovernment endeavor. Lots of departments have key noes to play, and dep is exception. Commissioner mckee will talk about her departments role. We will go right to the numbers and then feel in details from their. There. We are reporting an additional 2100 96 positive test results. Our statewide count stands at 18,696. Positive test results since yesterday. 696 in total. We continue to lose members of our new jersey family to covid19 complications. This does not get any easier. Since yesterday, another 69 residents have died. 267,total net stands at each of them a precious life lost from our new jersey family. Taking that number, which is a big one, and putting a face to it, and a couple
Im honored to be joined by the commissioner of the department of health. To her right, dr. Christina tan. Thank you for being with us. And another guy who doesnt need an introduction, the superintendent of the state police, colonel pat hallahan. I want to thank the director of Homeland Security and preparedness. , asty counsel is with us well as other colleagues. Thank you all for joining with us. Permission, so i flying new Jersey Transit police am colors today. I want to give them a big shout out for all the great work they do. I will find it sooner rather than later. Lets get to the numbers. The statewide total is now over 58,000. 3599 positive tests since yesterday. 58,151. Of according to our online dashboard, as of 10 00 p. M. Last 7618 residents were reported hospitalized. Or in critical or intensive care. 1600 ventilators were in use. Ending atour period 10 00 p. M. Last night, another 682 residents were discharged. As we noted yesterday, the dashboard pulls data as it is repor