NJGov via Flickr TRENTON - Citing a sustained surge in coronavirus cases, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told on Thursday reporters that the state is 'close' to new introducing pandemic restrictions.The first-term democrat did not divulge what the restrictions might look like during an afternoon press conference in Trenton, but acknowledged that more than half of the state's counties are reporting over 100 new cases."We will clearly be taking action, and I hope it will be action that balances all the various challenges and interests that we have," Murphy said.
On Thursday, New Jersey reported over 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the second consecutive day bringing the statewide number of infections to 247,219.