Coronavirus New Jersey: Death Toll Climbs Above 1,200

Cleve Bryan reports.

OUT SPECIFIC COVID-19GUIDANCES FOR NURSING HOMESAND LONG TERM FACILITIES.THE GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEYIS FURTHER RESTRICTING PUBLICPLACES AND EXTENDING THEPUBLIC HEALTHY MERGECY FORANOTHER MONTH.THIS IS AS DEATH TOLL FROMCOVID-19 HAS CLIMBED BY MORETHAN 20 PERCENT JUSTOVERNIGHT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN'S IN SOUTH JERSEYWITH THE VERY LATEST, CLEVE.REPORTER: DAILY COUNT FORCOVID-19 CASES CONTINUES TORISE BUT IT IS A FLAT RATERIGHT NOW, AND OFFICIALS ARESAYING, HOWEVER, GOVERNORMURPHY TAKING FIRM ACTION TOSSSTOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUSAS THE DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TOMOUNT.WEARING A FACE MASK YET AGAINTODAY GOVERNOR MOVIE AANNOUNCE $3.361 NEW COVID-19CASES, LARGEST SINGLE DAYDEATH COUNT WITH 232 LIVESLOST.THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL DEATHCOUNT TO MORE THAN 1200PEOPLE.OF THAT MORE THAN 80 PERCENTOF DIED IN JUST THE LAST WEEK.NOW WITH THAT IN MIND GOVERNORMURPHY SIGNED FOUR EXECUTIVEORDERS TUESDAY ONE WAVINGTESTING REQUIREMENTS TOGRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL, ANOTHEREXTENDING SCHOOL BOARD'S LEXAND BUDGET DEADLINES, A THIRDCONTINUING THE PUBLIC HEALTHYMERGECY ANOTHER 30 DAYS ANDFINALLY AN ORDER TO SHUT DOWNALLSTATE AND COUNTY PARKS.WE HAVE SEEN FAR TOO MANYINSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE AREGATHERING IN GROUPS IN OURPARKS ERRONEOUSLY THINKINGTHAT SINCE THEY ARE OUTSIDE,SOCIAL DISTANCING DOES NOTMATTER.NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROMTHE TRUTH.WE UNDERSTAND STAYING AT HOMEIS HARD, WE GET THAT AND YOUNEED TO GET SOME FRESH AIR BUTYOU MUST DO THIS CLOSE TOHOME.REPORTER: COMING UP ON THAN"EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT5:00 EXTRAORDINARY STEPS THATA SOUTH JERSEY TOWN HAS TAKENTO GET EVERY SINGLE PERSON INTHEIR TOWN A PIECE OF PERSONAL