First Official Update

The Coronavirus is here. I’m your host, Connor McDermid, and this is the Coronavirus Report.

The date is March 03, 2020. AS OF 08:38:

• IN NEW JERSEY:
  • 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19
  • 1 death as a direct result of COVID-19
    • Some deaths in New York were reported as the flu, when the deceased person tested positive postmortem. It is unknown if this is the case here.
  • There have been 9 cases of community transmission
  • CASES IN MORRIS COUNTY: 1
    • Butler
  • SCHOOL CLOSURES IN NEW JERSEY:
    • All of Bergen County has closed for the forseeable future.
    • Butler School District has closed.
    • Morris Hills Regional District has closed.
    • Hanover School District has closed.
    • Chatham has closed.
    • Morristown has closed.
    • Parsippany-Troy Hills has closed.
    • Madison Public School District has closed.
• GLOBALLY:
  • 137,589 confirmed cases
  • 5,074 deceased
  • 5,588 serious
  • 70,472 recovered
• IN THE UNITED STATES¹:
  • 1,885 confirmed cases
  • 39 deceased
  • 0 serious
  • 8 recovered

As this is the first update, it’s a bit small. Later, larger updates are still to come. I’ve been your host, Connor McDermid, and this has been the Coronavirus Report, signing off.