NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday the death toll from the remnants of Ida rose, once again, to 30 — maintaining its devastating status as the state with the highest death toll from the once-powerful Category 5 hurricane that wreaked havoc in Louisiana and across the Eastcoast.
New Jersey State Police Col. Patrick Callahan said the victim had been hospitalized and succumbed to their injuries after the storm, NJ.com reports.
Murphy did not disclose the victim's identity.
NJ.com reports a majority of those who died in the Garden State from Ida drowned from record-setting rainfall.
Individuals within Bergen, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union Counties are now eligible for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Callahan said FEMA reported that as of Monday around 31,000 people have registered for assistance, with $5 million approved to survivors in need.
Murphy praised the federal government, the Biden administration and other officials for their response.
"I am ever grateful to President Biden and his team, to our federal delegation, to numerous state legislators and all the county and local officials who have been working hard alongside our team to get our families and businesses back on their feet," Murphy said during his daily COVID-19 briefing.