NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced a new round of coronavirus figures Thursday afternoon, and they continue to paint an alarming picture.
Murphy reported 9 new deaths, bringing the statewide death toll to 81.
Murphy also said there were 6,876 new cases, bringing the number of statewide positive cases to 2,492.
The governor said the state is continuing to move aggressively to build-out hospital capacity.and continues to push the Federal Government for the supplies needed from the national strategic stockpile which include 4,500,000 N95s masks 2,500 ventilators and everything in-between.
Murphy expects the peak of the virus to come within approximately 21 to 60 days. "Our job is to fight fiercly with unlimited resources to save lives," he said.
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He urged residents to continue practicing social distancing in order to flatten the curve, saying the state won't begin seeing results for another few weeks.The more you stay home – unless we absolutely need you in our response efforts – the slower the spread, and the flatter the curve gets.
"This isn't a one day or a two day thing. #COVID19 can take up to two weeks to incubate. It's going to take several weeks, at least, for us to begin seeing a real impact from the social distancing measures we have put into place," Murphy said.
Murphy also addressed some of the biased attacks that have occured in the state towards Asian-Americans and some members of the Jewish community.
"I take great offense when a small group of people take to social media to scapegoat others who worship differently, or look different, from them for what we're experiencing now. That's not only wrong in a moral and ethical sense, it's just simply wrong on any factual basis."
He also reminded residents that the state is "one family," and asked them to "keep doing the things you're doing to protect this family."
