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VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 deaths double in one week as longterm care facilities are hit hard with peak still "coming," says health commissioner.

VIRUS UPDATE: New COVID-19 deaths continue at or near record pace even as other indicators of the crisis signal improvement.

VIRUS UPDATE: Amid encouraging signs, another near-record death increase pushes New Jersey's COVID-19 toll to 3,156, including 22 more in Monmouth County.

VIRUS UPDATE: One-day increase in COVID-19 deaths hits new record as Murphy team revises down "worst-case" crisis peak impact on hospitals.

VIRUS UPDATE: More encouraging data emerges as state continues bracing for COVID-19 surge and issues guidance for "worst-case" triage of resources.

VIRUS UPDATE: Both Monmouth County and New Jersey saw further softening in new COVID-19 positive cases and other encouraging signs in the pandemic.

VIRUS UPDATE: Monmouth County reports smallest increase in COVID-19 positive cases in almost two weeks as Murphy asks holiday celebrants not to gather.

VIRUS UPDATE: Murphy team sees "glimmers of hope" as COVID-19 patient surge peak nears and state's death toll rises by 233 in one day.

VIRUS UPDATE: Bracing for a surge of hospitalizations, Murphy Administration reports growth in COVID-19 infections as New Jersey death toll reaches 1,700.

VIRUS UPDATE: Monmouth County Freeholder Tom Arnone tees up Murphy's order closing parks, which he calls "essential" to physical and mental health.

RED BANK: Parks shut down and barricaded off as borough implements controversial closure over COVID-19 concerns. Fair Haven's and Little Silver's remain open.

VIRUS UPDATE: New Jersey's death toll soars again as COVID-19 caseload shows continued signs of easing, though Murphy rejects talk of "plateau."

RED BANK: Following Murphy shutdown of state and county parks, borough does same, citing "non-compliance with social distancing directives."

VIRUS UPDATE: New COVID-19 cases show continued signs of plateauing, but they're "still way above" hospital capacity, Murphy says.

VIRUS UPDATE: Curve-flattening behavior showing signs of easing projected COVID-19-cases, Murphy says as he blasts Rumson partygoers for "vile" treatment of cops.

VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19-related deaths show sharp one-day drop statewide and continued easing in Monmouth as virus-positive cases grow, state reports.

VIRUS UPDATE: Two hundred more COVID-19-related deaths added to toll that now eclipses state's loss of life in 9/11 attacks, Murphy says.

VIRUS UPDATE: COVID-19 carnage continues with 113 more deaths statewide and 10 more in Monmouth County, Murphy says in ordering flags lowered.

VIRUS UPDATE: Deaths from COVID-19 double as infection total soars past 25,000 and officials scramble to bring field hospitals online.

VIRUS UPDATE: Northern New Jersey showing first signs of expected COVID-19 "surge," Murphy administration says in announcing new death and illness figures.