Governor Murphy announced on Friday night that the National Guard has been approved for use in the state by the Department of Defense.

Secretary Esper sent a letter to the Governor writing that ‘this authorization enables your timely use of the Nation Guard to save lives and protect public health’.

The state has 8825 COVID-19 cases as of Friday and 108 fatalities.

See the letter below:

Spoke this afternoon with @realDonaldTrump, who told me he would approve my request for use of @NationalGuard forces in New Jersey under Title 32.

Grateful to our brave men and women in uniform for their support in the war against #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/YjNU2TcwrO

— Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) March 28, 2020

The statewide COVID-19 case count as of 1pm Saturday March 28th has topped 10,000, and now stands at 11,124 and a total of 140 fatalities, an increase of 32 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Cases by County
Data is provisional and subsequent to revision.

2,478 Positives Pending Further Information

Bergen County:

1838 Positive Test Result(s)

Essex County:

1086 Positive Test Result(s)

Middlesex County:

808 Positive Test Result(s)

Monmouth County:

781 Positive Test Result(s)

Hudson County:

771 Positive Test Result(s)

Union County:

742 Positive Test Result(s)

Ocean County:

624 Positive Test Result(s)

Passaic County:

608 Positive Test Result(s)

Morris County:

442 Positive Test Result(s)

Somerset County:

258 Positive Test Result(s)

Mercer County:

168 Positive Test Result(s)

Camden County:

123 Positive Test Result(s)

Burlington County:

115 Positive Test Result(s)

Sussex County:

81 Positive Test Result(s)

Hunterdon County:

61 Positive Test Result(s)

Gloucester County:

51 Positive Test Result(s)

Warren County:

51 Positive Test Result(s)

Atlantic County:

17 Positive Test Result(s)

Cumberland County:

11 Positive Test Result(s)

Cape May County:

7 Positive Test Result(s)

Salem County:

3 Positive Test Result(s)