New Jersey To Receive Hundreds Of Ventilators As Statewide COVID-19 Cases Continues To Rise

Chantee Lans has the details.

YOUR FELLOW PHILADELPHIANS.SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE NEWCOVID-19 PATIENTS ARE HEALTHCARE WORKERS.NEW LETS GET LATEST ON THESITUATION IN NEW JERSEY WHERECASES CONTINUE TO CLIMB.THE GOVERNOR HELD A PRESSCONFERENCE THIS AFTERNOON.CHANTEE LANS HAS THATINFORMATION.SHE'S LIVE AT COOPER POINTPARK IN CAMDEN WHERE TESTINGCITIES GOING UP THERE,CHANTEE.REPORTER: JESSICA, THISUSED TO BE A PRISON SITE.IT IS NOW COOPER POINT PARKAND COME WEDNESDAY YOU CANTELL FROM THE WHITE TENTSBEHIND ME IT IS ONE OF THELATEST COVID-19 TESTING SITESIN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY MENTIONEDTHIS AREA DURING HIS PRESSCONFERENCE.HE ALSO SAID THAT THERE IS ASTRONG NEED FOR VENTILATORS.FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOWSENDING 300 OF THEM TO THESTATE.VENTILATORS ARE VITAL BECAUSEWITHOUT ACCESS TO THEM APERSON WITH COVID-19 CAN DIE.GOVERNOR MURPHY WANTS PATIENTSTO CO VENT WHICH MEANS HAVINGTWO PEOPLE CONNECT TO THE SAMEVENTILATE TORE BUY TIME.198 NEW JERSEY RESIDENT HAVENOW DIED FROM COVID-19.16,636 TESTED POSITIVE.THE STATE'S HEALTHCOMMISSIONER EXPECTS COVID-19INFECTIONS TO DOUBLE EVERY SIXDAYS WHICH IS WHY SOCIALDISTANCING AND STAYING HOMEARE CRITICAL.NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY ANNOUNCED AFTERSPEAKING ON THE PHONE WITHWHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS,INCLUDING PRESIDENT TRUMP, 300VENTILATORS ARE ON THEIR WAYTO NEW JERSEY FROM THENATION'S STRATEGIC STOCKPILE.THIS IS RIGHT NOW, CONCERNNUMBER ONE.FOLLOWING A NUMBER OFCONVERSATIONS AND THIS AS YOUCAN IMAGINE GIVEN THE WEEKENDWE HAD A FLURRY OF THEM,INCLUDING A COUPLE WITH THEPRESIDENT, HIMSELF WITH THEVICE-PRESIDENT, WE JUST GOTOFF A VIDEO TRANSMISSION WITHTHE PRESIDENT ANDVICE-PRESIDENT AND THEIRTEAMS.BUT AFTER ALL OF THIS BACK ANDFOR THE OVER THE PAST NUMBEROF DAISY RECEIVED WORD LASTNIGHT THAT A SHIP.OF 300 VENTILATORS FROM THESTRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILEIS ON ITS WAY TO NEW JERSEY.THIS IS WELCOMED NEWS AND WEARE GRATEFUL AND I THANK THEADMINISTRATION.BUT TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEARTHIS IS FAR, FAR FROM WHAT WEULTIMATELY WILL NEED.REPORTER: GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY ANNOUNCED CHANGES ANDREVISION TOSS HIS EXECUTIVEORDER.AFTER 70 MILLION-DOLLAR WAS --AN EXTRA 70 MILLION-DOLLAR INSNAP WILL BE PROVIDED TO LOWERINCOME RESIDENTS TO BUY FOOD,ABC RELAXED RULING TO HOW HOMEDELIVERIES OF THE BEER, AUTODEALERSHIP CAN ALLOW REMETSALES WITH DELIVERY AND CURBSIDE PICK UP OF THE VEHICLE,REALTORS CAN SHOW HOMES ON ONEON ONE BASIS, OR TWOINDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AND GUNSHOPS CAN OPERATE BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY, IN PERSON,AND CONSIDERED PART OF THECRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DUE TOFEDERAL LAW.NEW THIS TESTING SITE HERE ISEXPECT TO START ON WEDNESDAY,THE HOURS FROM NOON TO4:00 P.M.REPORTING LIVE FROM COOPERPOINT PARK IN CAMDEN, NEW