The US state of New Jersey recorded the highest number of single-day fatalities from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, and the 232 new deaths have increased the death toll to 1,232, Governor Phil Murphy said in a press briefing on Tuesday
NEW YORK (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th April, 2020) The US state of New Jersey recorded the highest number of single-day fatalities from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, and the 232 new deaths have increased the death toll to 1,232, Governor Phil Murphy said in a press briefing on Tuesday.
"We have also lost - and this is sadly our highest toll - another 232 of our precious fellow New Jerseyans to COVID-19 related complications," Murphy told reporters. "Our state has now lost 1,232 precious lives."
Murphy added that the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in New Jersey has increased to 44,416.
