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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…
Study: New Jersey Needs 100,000 Hospital Beds Or More As Cases Rise Above 4,000
New Jersey had more than 4,000 coronavirus cases as of Wednesday with a total of 62 deaths, officials said.
New Jersey has more than 18,000 acute care beds including 2,000 for critical care patients, Murphy said. Officials are working to increase the capacity by 2,360 beds over the next several weeks.
But according to a study by researchers at Rutgers University-Camden, that's not nearly enough.
The state's need for additional beds triples to 300,000 if residents fail to follow social distance guidelines between now and May, the study estimates.
Rutgers University projected the nee…
