NJ hospitals face staff shortage as hospitalizations climb with 'tsunami' of COVID cases

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey hospitals and long-term care facilities are facing staff shortages amid a “tsunami” of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Phil Murphy and health officials said Monday during a remote news conference on the pandemic. Hospitalizations have climbed by nearly 60% since the end of last month, they said. They climbed from nearly 3,000 [...]