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The city's "Safer at Home" restrictions were implemented in hopes of stemming the spread of the coronavirus as new cases continue to topple records in the region and the country.
Under the new rules, public schools have to revert to virtual instruction once they record certain numbers of coronavirus cases.
The process starts on Dec. 10 with the first review from FDA advisors, and authorization is expected to quickly follow.
Murphy said Friday that they allegedly snuck into Jersey City to hold the gala after they couldn't find a venue in their own city due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The statewide total now stands at 398,600.
A dire warning from Pennsylvania health officials: hospital beds are running out quickly and staffing is short as cases of COVID-19 skyrocket.
The state recorded about 4,900 new cases overnight as New Jersey weathers another wave of the outbreak.
This comes as the number of hospitalizations nationwide has crossed 100,000 for the first time and the daily death toll hit a record 3,100.
He's advising everyone in the state to avoid gathering indoors with anyone outside their household from Dec. 14 through Jan. 11.
Sofia Burke spoke with CNN's Don Lemon through an oxygen mask Wednesday.
The closure order takes effect Monday and will apply to all interior venues in the Capitol.
Murphy says the first doses of a COVID vaccine are just weeks away from being distributed in New Jersey.
He is concerned about the rising cases in the First State.
The City of Philadelphia is seeing rising cases of COVID-19 everyday and Tuesday's latest numbers are no exception.
With officials continuing to express concerns about rising coronavirus cases, there's also hope on the vaccine front.
