New Jersey COVID-19 Cases Saw Big Jump Overnigtht

Cleve Bryan reports.

WE'RE LIVE, JOE HOLDEN FORCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".ALL RIGHT JOE, THANK YOU.IN NEW JERSEY NEWCORONAVIRUS CASES SAW A BIGJUMP OVERNIGHT.STATE OFFICIALS ARE CALLING ONFEMA WITH HELP WITH MORETESTING SITES.CLEVE BRYAN'S IN SOUTHINJURIES WHICH MORE, CLEVE.REPORTER: WELL, LARGERNUMBER OF THE POSITIVE TESTRESULTS FOR COVID-19 REPORTEDTODAY THEN YESTERDAY ANDUNFORTUNATELY MANY MORE DEATHSBUT STATE OFFICIALS CONTINUETO TALK ABOUT THE SPREAD OFTHE VIRUS IS BECOMING MUCHMORE MANAGEABLE AND THENLOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY ANNOUNCEDMORE THAN 4,000 NEW CASES, 365DEATHS, WHICH IS MUCH HIGHERNUMBERS THEN YESTERDAY.HE SAYS UNFORTUNATELY THIS ISJUST ONE OF THE THOSE THINGSWHERE IT IS UNDER REPORTINGOVER WEEKEND ON MONDAY ANDTHAT CAN EXPLAIN WHY IT ISHIGHER NUMBERS ON TUESDAY.TODAY HE STRESSED THE NEED FORMORE FEMA ASSISTANCE WITHTESTING CAPACITY.AS GOVERNORS IN SEVERAL NEARBYSTATES BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT HOWTO REOPEN BUSINESSES ANDPERHAPS SCHOOLS, EVEN IN THESPRING.WE HAVE PLAYED REALPROGRESS, A CONSIDERED TO GOBRADY WE HAVE NOW HAVE ATLEAST 66 TESTING SITES NOW ONOUR STATE BUT WE NEED TO DOMORE.WE NEED RELIABLE, SAFE, QUICKACCESS TO TESTING FOR EVERYONEAND WE NEED IT EVERY WHERE,PARTICULARLY AS WE BEGIN WARGAMING AND THINKING THROUGHTHAT PROCESS OF HOW AND WHENAND WHAT WE NEED IN PLACEPARTICULARLY FROM A HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BEGINTO RESPONSIBLY REOPEN OURSTATE.COMING UP LATER ON"EYEWITNESS NEWS" I'LL TELLBUT TWO NEW TEST SITES INSOUTH JERSEY AND SPECIFICPOPULATIONS THAT THEY AREGEARED TOWARDS HELPING, RIGHTNOW.