Coronavirus New Jersey: Officials Point To Positive Signs In Fight Against COVID-19

Cleve Bryan reports.

PLATEAUING, HOWEVER, NUMBER OFCOVID-19 PATIENTS AT AREAHOSPITALS IS STILL GROWING.OFFICIALNESS NEW JERSEYSAY IT WILL BE A WHILE UNTILGARDEN STATE REOPENS FORBUSINESS, HOWEVER, GOVERNORAND OTHERS TODAY POINT TODDPOSITIVE SIGNS IN THE FIGHTAGAINST THE VIRUS.CLEVE BRYAN JOINS US FROMWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, CLEVE.REPORTER: OFFICIALS TELLTHAWS EVEN AS THE VIRUS SLOWSDOWN AND IT IS SPREAD WE WILLCONTINUE TO SEE A MOUNTINGDEATH TOLL BECAUSE IT IS ALAGGING INDICATER.THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NEW ASTHEY CONSIDER THE WHITE HOUSEPLAN FOR REOPENING THE STATE.NEW JERSEY HEALTH OFFICIALSSAY COVID-19 IS PEEKING OUT INPARTS OF THE NEW JERSEY.HOSPITALIZATIONS, ANDVENTILATOR USE HAS STEADILYDECLINE ALL WEEK.IN THE NORTH WE HAVE SEEN PEAKAND NOT IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH.IT IS COMING.REPORTER: GOVERNOR PHILMURPHY HAS SPOKE WITH THEWHITE HOUSE THURSDAY NIGHT ANDDOES NOT BELIEVE NEW JERSEY'SRED TOY BEGIN PRESIDENTTRUMP'S THREE PHASE PROPOSALFOR REOPENING THE ECONOMY.WE NEED TO HAVE CONFIDENCETHAT WE HAVE BROKEN THE BACKOF THIS VIRUS, THAT WE HAVEHEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE INPLACE, AS WE BEGIN TO OPEN UPOUR STATE BACKUP.REPORTER: EARL THEY AREWEEK GOVERNOR MURPHY PUTREOPENING SCHOOLS BACK TO ATLEAST MAY 15TH A DECISION THATGIVES SOME HOPE THAT REOPENINGBUSINESSES AND HOUSES OFWORSHIP IS NOT FAR OFF.I'M SEEING A LITTLE BIT OFWEAR AND TEAR WITH PEOPLE.I'M HEARING MORE AND MORE FROMPEOPLE HEY WHEN ARE WE COMINGBACK, WHEN IS THIS GOING TO BEOVER WITH YOU KNOW.REPORTER: PASTOR GARY CLARKFROM CALVARY CHAPEL GLOUCESTERCOUNTY SAYS SAFETY ISEVERYONE'S TOP PRIORITY BUTANXIOUS TO HEAR IN THE ONLYABOUT TIME LINE FOR HOLDINGSERVICES BUT GUIDANCE WHAT ITWILL LOOK LIKE.DO THEY HAVE TO CUT CAPACITYBY HALF, TWO-THIRDS RDS DOTHEY NEED TO TAKE PEOPLESTEMPERATURES AND ACQUIRE FACEMASKS.WE WOULD LOVE TO BE BACK,SOONER THE BETTER, BUT WHAT ISTHAT GOING TO MEAN, YOU KNOW.REPORTER: GOVERNOR MURPHYSAYS THAT VERY SPECIFICALLY INFOUR WEEKS WHEN HE PLANS TOREEVALUATE SCHOOL DECISIONTHEY HOPE TO HAVE MORE DATA ON