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Covid-19: New Jersey Sees More Than 4,400 Cases, Hospital Expansion, Hopefully Financial Aid
New Jersey had more than 4,402 coronavirus cases and 62 deaths as of Wednesday, officials said.
Gov. Phil Murphy announced an additional 736 cases and 18 deaths in Ocean (4), Monmouth (2), and one each in Bergen, Burlington, Cumberland, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union counties.
The increase in cases were a result of community spreading and "aggressive" testing, Murphy said.
But cases are expected to increase -- and the state is working to expand hospitals to accommodate new patients, the governor said.
"We must be able to ensure hospital capacit…
