By Matt Arco | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey now has at least 16,636 coronavirus cases including 198 deaths as health officials announced Monday another a jump of 3,347 positive tests, the biggest single-day increase since the start of the outbreak.
The update in total cases was provided on the state Department of Health’s coronavirus website just prior to the start of Gov. Phil Murphy’s briefing on efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.
“I shudder to think what these numbers would be if we hadn’t taken the strong stance that we have,” Murphy said during the briefing.
Details on the 37 new deaths – the largest one-day increase in fatalities – were not immediately provided. More than 25,000 people have tested negative.
New Jersey now has more cases than all but eight countries.
The partial county-by-county breakdown of cases includes:
- Bergen County: 2,482
- Essex County: 1,564
- Hudson County: 1,314
- Union County: 1,213
- Middlesex County: 1,123
- Passaic County: 1,091
- Monmouth County: 1,030
- Ocean County: 874
- Morris County: 720
- Somerset County: 349
- Mercer County: 249
- Camden County: 200
- Burlington County: 178
- Sussex County: 113
- Gloucester County: 89
- Hunterdon County: 79
- Warren County: 68
- Atlantic County: 29
- Cumberland County: 12
- Cape May County: 9
- Salem County: 3
Another 3,847 cases remain under investigation to determine where the person who tested positive resides.
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