Health & Wellness

TRENTON, NJ - On Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy announced via Twitter that New Jersey had 965 new confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, pushing the state total to 155,092. Among those cases, 2,755 are in hospitals, 719 are in critical or intensive care, and 540 are on ventilators. He also reported 16 new deaths.

"Sadly, we’ve lost 16 more New Jerseyans," Murphy ...

NEW JERSEY - New Jerseyans are well informed about COVID-19, including how it is transmitted, its major symptoms, what to do if infected, which populations are most at risk, and how to take preventative action, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.

Most New Jerseyans are well aware of how the virus is transmitted: 97% correctly answer that being in close physical ...

TRENTON, NJ – The graphs shown on NJ Governor Phil Murphy’s May 11 COVID-19 press briefing are all pointing in the right direction.  As he usually does, Murphy went through several points of data, adding his own commentary.  We will summarize them for you here.

Murphy did not hold briefings over the weekend, so the information he shared were numbers reported today with ...

WAYNE, NJ – It was announced on Saturday morning that the Passaic County COVID-19 testing site located on the campus of William Paterson University is now open to anyone who wants to be tested.  No prescription from a doctor is required, nor do you need to be showing symptoms, however, the site will only be testing Passaic County residents. The tests are free.

Priority will be given ...

PATERSON, NJ  – As New Jersey heads into its third month in the battle against COVID-19, state policymakers are continuing to provide support to those classified as essential workers, by making sure that the parents among them can have a little less worry about reporting to work, at least as it relates to childcare.

Earlier this week Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson and ...

WAYNE, NJ – The word Casa is Spanish for home.  CASA, as an acronym, stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. The Passaic County CASA is a non-profit organization that recruits and trains volunteers to represent and advocate for children in foster care.  All of CASA's efforts are to help these children find a safe and long-term home. Each Special Advocate is the ...

TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy at his daily COVID-19 pandemic press briefing Monday said hospital discharges continue to outpace new hospitalizations, an uplifting and important trend that serves as a solid metric for informing front-line decision makers on a developing strategy to re-open the state's stalled economy and allow residents to return to a semblance of more ...

While the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health of millions in the United States and around the world, the novel coronavirus presents unique challenges for more than 5 million Americans, including 190,000 in New Jersey, who are currently living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

In order to assist those individuals and their families, the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater New ...

NEW JERSEY — Governor Phil Murphy sought to pump the brakes Wednesday on growing optimism among New Jerseyans that there will come a time when the "masks can come off and the dancing can begin.”

Murphy, commenting on a reporter’s question at his daily COVID-19 news conference, said social distancing as a way of mitigating the spread of the coronavirus will be the norm ...