Coronavirus Update: First Probable Case Announced In New Jersey

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New Jersey likely has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus, the governor’s office announced Wednesday evening.The patient, a man in his 30s, is being hospitalized in Bergen County following a “presumptive positive result” of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, Gov. Phil Murphyand Acting Governor Sheila Oliverannounced Wednesday night.The man has been hospitalized since Tuesday, they said. The announcement did not name the hospital.“My administration is working aggressively to keep residents safe and contain the spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey,” Murphy said in a statement.“We take this situat…

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