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New Jersey confirms state’s first death from coronavirus
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A 69-year-old Bergen County man with a history of health problems has died from the novel coronavirus, the first fatality from the illness in New Jersey, state officials announced Tuesday.
The man did not have a history of traveling outside the U.S. but had traveled to New York, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said.
“Our thoughts and prayers are certainly with the family,” Persichilli said.
Including the man who died, the Garden State had a total of 15 presumptive positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver announced. Two of the new cases were in Bergen County and two were in Burlington County.
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