Coronavirus In New Jersey: With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Several South Jersey Schools Opting To Close
Several South Jersey schools will be shutting down due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Several South Jersey schools will be shutting down due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Gov. John Carney announced Friday schools will be closed from Monday, March 16, to Friday, March 27.
Officials say there is a shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals, but new supplies are expected soon.
Identifying all of those people, and preventing them from coming in contact with others, is key to slowing the spread of this disease.
It's been slow, but testing has been ramping up at the federal, state and local level.
Murphy says his administration is working with school districts on possible shutdowns.
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says there are now 33 residents across the state who have now tested positive.
At a press conference Thursday night, officials said they are falling in line with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf in his recommendations that residents not partake in large group activities.
Officials say 15% or more of the staff at the 63 schools closing Friday live in Montgomery County.
The EMS provider tested presumptive positive for coronavirus late Wednesday.
Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley made the announcement during a press conference on Thursday.
On Thursday, health officials announced six new cases in New Jersey, bringing the total to 29 in the Garden State.
Biden canceled his campaign event in Tampa Bay Thursday and instead held a press conference in his hometown of Wilmington to address COVID-19 concerns.
All players, coaches and staff are being tested for COVID-19.
None of the quarantined officers have displayed COVID-19 symptoms.
