LATEST STATE/COUNTY UPDATES: The latest statistics related to the COVID-19 Coronavirus from Governor Murphy’s office this afternoon includes 2,316 new positive test results in New Jersey for a statewide total of 13,386. There are 21 new reported deaths for a total of 161. Middlesex Countyreports 130 new cases for a total of 938 positive cases. Monroe Townshiphas been notified of 11 new cases, 3 of which are in the hospital and the remainder are self-quarantined at home. Monroe now has a total of 67 positive cases. The new cases are:
26, female
35, male
38, female
51, female
61, male
67, male
79, female
87, female
89, female
89, male
91, female
MESSAGE FROM DR. ANOTHNY FAUCI, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert warned on Sunday, as authorities urged people in and around the nation’s deadliest hot spot, New York City, to limit their travel to contain the scourge. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, made the dire prediction this morning adding that millions in the U.S. could become infected.
