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Covid-19: First Case Announced In Hackensack

A Hackensack woman was the city's first presumed positive case of COVID-19, city officials said Monday night.

Hackensack John Labrosse

Hackensack John Labrosse

Photo Credit: Lorraine Ash

The 49-year-old woman was discharged from a local hospital and recovering in self-quarantine at her home.

The news comes just after Bergen County Jim Tedesco announced a new executive order closing malls and most other businesses effective Tuesday night.

As of Monday afternoon there were 178 coronavirus cases in the state, with 32 in Bergen County -- by far the most statewide.

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