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The governor also announced two additional deaths related to coronavirus, bringing the state total to five deaths.
Atlantic County now has one case. Burlington County has 10, and Camden County has eight cases.
Murphy said he has sent a letter to President Donald Trump, asking for assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in building temporary hospitals.
The governor said the state currently has 21,000 hospital beds in 71 facilities, 2,000 are critical care beds, and that "this only appears to be a fraction of the capacity that will be needed."
The Health Department estimates, according to the letter, that the state may need double the amount of critical care beds within the next two weeks. Without assistance, Murphy wrote, hospitals "will have no choice but to deny lifesaving care, including ventilators, to those in need of it."
Officials announced they are in discussions with Inspira Health Network to perhaps reopen Underwood Memorial Hospital in Woodbury, which was closed a few months ago, to help handle coronavirus cases.
There are requests to allow broader use of federal block grant money by the state and relaxing of some federal regulations to aid in delivery of social and child care services.
There's also concern that people might try to take things “underground” as gatherings of over 50 people are banned, such as having house parties.
Murphy asked people not to do that, and said police are ready to enforce the rule to try to contain the spread of this virus.
Gas station attendants are on the frontlines
There's a regular flow of drivers pulling up to the pumps at Glenn Mohrfeld's Sunoco station in Cherry Hill, but they're not buying a lot.
“It seems like a day before a snowstorm — everybody is topping off,” Mohrfeld said. “Our car count being up but our volume being down because they're pulling in and only getting $5, $6, $7 worth of gas because they're keeping it topped off.”
Gas stations are exempt from New Jersey's coronavirus closures, but gas station attendants find themselves on the frontlines, while still trying to maintain social distancing recommendations.
Mohrfeld said some customers are wearing masks or using their own pens. Even though he's in regular contact with people, Mohrfeld is not too concerned about his personal health.
“I'm not a doctor. I don't understand it all, and I guess I can be a little naive at times,” he admitted. “But I like to think that even if I come into contact with somebody, as long as I'm taking precautions and washing my hands and not touching my eyes and stuff, that I will not get it.”
Mohrfeld said many drivers seem to fear a gasoline shortage, but his suppliers reassure him that those fears are unfounded.