Gov. Phil Murphy Ramps Up Mitigation Effort As New Jersey Continues To Be One Of Hardest States By Coronavirus

Cleve Bryan reports.

THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR WILL NOTEXTEND PAST JUNE 30TH.NEW JERSEY CONTINUES TO BEONE OF THE HARDEST HIT STATESIN THE COUNTRY, FOR COVID-19CASES.THE GOVERNOR IS RAMPING UPMITIGATION MEASURES TO TRY TOKEEP UP WITH THE SPREAD."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN IS IN WASHINGTONTOWNSHIP WITH WHAT WAS TALKABOUT TODAY, CLEVE.REPORTER: UKEE FOR THEFIRST TIME NEW JERSEY SAW MORETHAN 4,000 NEW COVID-19 CASESIN THE SINGLE DAY ANDOFFICIALS NOW SAY THAT ONE INEIGHT PEOPLE WHO AREHOSPITALIZED IN NEW JERSEY ARECOVID-19 PATIENTS.THIS IS WAR, IT IS NOTHINGLESS THAN THAT.REPORTER: STARTING AS HEDOES EVERY NEWS CONFERENCEGOVERNOR MURPHY GAVE EYEPOPPING NUMBERS.4,372 NEW POSITIVE COVID-19CASES IN NEW JERSEY, BRINGINGTHE STATEWIDE TOTAL TO ALMOST30,000 PEOPLE AND 113 NEWDEATHS.BRINGING THE FATALITY TOTAL TO646 PEOPLE.MURPHY SAYS STATE CONTINUES TOWORK ON TESTING BY ADDINGDRIVE THROUGH SITES, HOSPITALCAPACITY BY CONSTRUCTING THREEFIELD HOSPITALS AND SAYS THATTHE STATE IS CHASING DOWNEVERY LEAD THEY CANNONACQUIRING PERSONAL PROTECTIVEGEAR FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS.ALL WEEK GOVERNOR HAS BEENISSUING NEW ORDERS TO FIGHTCOVID-19 BUT TODAY HE SIGNED ADIFFERENT KIND OF EXECUTIVEOTHER.ALL FLAGS LOWERED TO HALFSTAFF INDEFINITELY TO MOURNHUNDREDS OF THE PEOPLE TIEDFROM THE CORONAVIRUS.THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATESTSTRATEGIES -- TRAGEDIES DOVERHIT OUR STATE AND OUR NATIONAND WE MUST HAVE A CONSTANTVISIBLE MEMORIAL OF THETREMENDOUS PERSONAL TOLLCOVID-19 IS HAVING ON OURCOMMUNITIES.SINCE FAMILIES AT THIS TIMECANNOT EVEN FUNERALS FOR THEIRLOST LOVED ONES THIS IS A WAY,A SMALL WAY BUT I THINK ANIMPORTANT WAY WE CAN MAKE SURETHAT THEIR LOSS IS NOTFORGOTTEN COMING UP LATERRECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOLY WEEKWHICH STARTS THIS SUNDAY ANDALSO HEAR FROM A POLICE CHIEFWHOSE OFFICERS ARE ATEPICENTER OF THE SOUTH