New Jersey Governor Briefing April 2,2020

WATCH THE BRIEFING HERE

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy holds a briefing on coronavirus.

visit covid19.nj.gov

STARTED NOTES @ 15 minutes in 

you will not be tested unless you meet their requirements (he read)

test only those exhibiting symptoms

6/10 do not have it so far

Mercer County  - only drive up site in Quaker Mall 

Weekdays 8-4pm - your DR must send notification to the site that you meet requirements AND are symptomatic (contact your PCP if you live in that county and are symptomatic)

One Stop Portal - scroll to COVID graphic or go to to their site/testing. HERE

206k new unemployment claims files

totals 362k in the last two weeks

please have patience - your claim will be taken care of - you will not lose one penny of your benefits

WE ALSO have 1000s of opportunities for employment:
GO TO jobs.covid19.nj.gov 

44k job offers on that website yesterday

thankful for employers putting them there

HOME EDUCATION HELP:

NJTV Learning Live - new education program

Starts Monday Grades 3-6  English, LA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music PE

all aired on NJTV   (and NJEA thank you again)

• 9 AM  3rd
• 10AM 4th
• 11AM 5th
• noon 6th 

POLICE TREATMENT WARNING:

First members of knucklehead row - 6 individuals spitting or coughing on officers while claiming to have COVID 19 - we are taking a ZERO tolerance - 

you will face fines up to 10k and up to 18  months in jail - if you do this

 Governor is talking about people who are helping.

Our superheroes- doing the right thing to help us get through this and emerge stronger. Nurses, business people, everyday New Jersians, working transit or retail or pharmacies. Each one deserves our thanks.

I encourage you to tell us their stories #njthanksyou  (use this hashtag when you meet these heroes). 

We are not at the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning - we have a tough tough road ahead of us. Fatalities and positive test results will keep going up. More important that we all hang in this together. We have begun a bond  - let's continue that.

We are one of the most diverse states in America - yet together.

This is war. You don't win a war by panicking or doing business as usual. You win by being smart, aggressive, progressive, ... act as one and never turn on each other, working harder, showing courage.... that's NJ values not just American values.

We all need to do our share - all 9 million of us. We will get through this stronger and more united as one family in NJ....

Judy - Dept of Health

Preparing to stand up alternative care sites.

Field sites will be set up for non covid...

Level 1 Trauma Centers - well positioned for their role - hospitals that can trf people by ground or air; will work with hospitals that need to decant people with lower care needs to be in field stations; working with hospital in Northern region to transfer patients to Secaucus facility (?)

Chief Medical and Chief Nursing officer will lead this - physicians, RN, PA, SW, etc.

Staffing was obtained through voluntary portal and National Guard....

Radiology, Pharmacy, Lab Services will all be available

Full team there to meet medical and mental needs and discharge planning needs

Valuable resource for northern NJ hospitals who are already experiencing increased demands for care

over 3k new cases

 25,409 total cases

182 new deaths

124   58 electronic death certificate service over a number of days

17 were associated with long term care facility

# of DEATHS based on counties listed

• 45 
• 30
• 21
• 15
• 15
• 15
• 14
• 7
• 5
• 3
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 1
• 1
• still gathering county of residence for 4 more who have passed

59% male   

47% are over 80yo

35% have documented underlying conditions

14% (76 deaths) associated with long term care facilities

# NEW CASES based on counties listed

• 9 
• 300
• 39
• 56
• 12
• 4
• 205
• 19
• 220
• 14
• 47
• 223
• 118
• 90
• 97
• 128
• 3
• 47
• 16
• 152
• 15
• Still gathering details on 1675 of the new cases

110 of LT care facilities have reported at least 1 COVID 19 case

CDC study released yesterday - importance of SOCIAL DISTANCING

take personal responsibility to reduce the spread by STAYING HOME

Governor

@33:00

aymptomatic people coming into areas of high concern is a concern - mask if you go into a long term care facility

top 5 counties total cases

1. Bergen
2. Essex
3. Hudson
4. Union
5. Middlesex
6. Pacaic

@37 minutes they said labs are overdone and people are waiting 14 days for test results?

R:have to step away to help my son do his homeschool....

if anyone else can finish this - please contact me. :)