NEW YORK - A spike in Covid-19 cases has again put New Jersey on the cusp of imposing restrictions meant to keep the coronavirus at bay, officials said Friday as the state saw around 2,000 new infections for a third straight day - a bench mark it last crossed in May.
New Jersey, which is more densely populated, has its own hotspots, mainly in the northern and central parts of the state. "How close are we to doing something?" Mr Murphy said Thursday."Close. So bear with us. We will clearly be taking action." The uptick in New Jersey, where the virus is linked to more than 16,000 deaths, has coincided with climbing case counts across the United States. The country recorded at least 121,000 new infections Thursday, a day after hitting 100,000 for the first time since the pandemic began.
The health commissioner, Dr Judith Persichilli, said then that officials had begun to see signs of"widespread community spread" for the first time since New Jersey successfully slowed the virus's spread.
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