Gov. Phil Murphy said he plans to announce on Thursday “a bunch more steps” to loosen near lockdown restrictions in the state heading into Memorial Day weekend, but they will involve “outside stuff.”
Meanwhile, key indicators that New Jersey is slowly winning its battle against the spread of the coronavirus continue to progress.
Officials on Wednesday announced 1,670 new positive test results and 168 more deaths, bringing the state’s totals to 150,399 total cases and 10,747 fatalities.
Hospitals reported 3,208 coronavirus patients, down from 8,084 patients at the peak on April 14. And there were 896 critical care patients and 700 people on ventilators as of 10 p.m. on Wednesday, according to state data
“These three data sets – hospitalizations, ICU and ventilator counts – are the most significant known metrics which influence our thinking about where we are on our road back," Murphy said during his daily coronavirus briefing in Trenton.
The governor didn’t say which outdoor activities he would address Thursday but he has promised guidance on how public and private pools should operate. And campgrounds are still waiting to hear if they will be allowed to reopen for the holiday weekend.
Parks and golf courses reopened May 2, and beaches, boardwalks and lakes are allowed to open by Friday with restrictions.
Here’s a roundup of coronavirus news:
Defiant gym owner cited again, could face jail time for opening against N.J. coronavirus shutdown order. State police Superintendent Patrick Callahan said the owners of Atilis Gym received their third day of citations for violating the order and the state Department of Health could be next in assessing some sort of penalties or oversight. The citations include a fine of up to $1,000 and possible jail time.
Landlord sues after cops shut down N.J. gym where owner meets with clients one-on-one. A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday claims the civil rights of the owner of a Westfield gym were violated when township police entered his business in early May and told him to shut down due to coronavirus restrictions.
N.J. is getting SNAP recipients connected to online grocers, like Amazon and ShopRite. In an effort to allow more people to do their shopping from home during the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey residents enrolled in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will be able to use their benefits to order groceries online starting next week, state officials announced Wednesday.
Hat-tips, disinfecting balls and masked umps if Murphy lets baseball, softball resume. Youth baseball and softball businesses are pitching a “responsible restart” to Gov. Phil Murphy in which practices would resume next week, with coaches and umpires wearing face coverings when games begin in mid-June.
Women are guaranteed a partner for childbirth, but this hospital makes them leave shortly after. The hospital has permitted women to bring partners, but says they must leave once the women are transferred to postpartum treatment. Robert Cavanaugh, a spokesperson for the hospital, said the period between delivery and movement never lasts less than an hour, and that the support person can stay during that time.
5,368 dead and counting: An investigation of state failures as crisis rampaged through N.J. nursing homes. More than 40% of the coronavirus deaths in the state have been tied to long-term care settings — a staggering toll that includes the elderly, decorated soldiers, patients with dementia. Based on the state’s own numbers, that means roughly 1 in 13 people who were in long-term care when the pandemic started in New Jersey are now dead — 5,368 to date. Scores of nursing home employees died as well.
Murphy’s stages to recovery. Where are we and how do we get where we want to be? he successful passing of each phase will not only rely upon our best-practice compliance. It will be contingent upon health and safety data indicating a decrease or at least a stabilization of case numbers, sufficient medical infrastructure and personnel at all times, and also the availability of widespread testing and contact tracing.
Was your stimulus payment smaller than you expected? Feds explain why. The IRS on Wednesday said there are a few common reasons why someone might not get the payment amount they expect.
Brent Johnson, Matt Arco, Bill Duhart, Rebecca Panico, Chris Sheldon, Rob Jennings, Amanda Hoover, Susan K. Livio, Ted Sherman, Mike Kinney and Karin Price Mueller contributed to this report.
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