The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
April 14, 2020

New Jersey Grapples with Surge in Cases as Deaths Mount in Veterans' and Nursing Homes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In New Jersey, Governor Phil Murphy warned cases were still surging and
the state faced a severe shortage of tests. Nearly 2,500 COVID-19 deaths
and 65,000 infections have been reported in New Jersey. The National
Guard has been deployed to a veterans' home in Paramus, New Jersey,
where 37 deaths in recent weeks are believed to be caused by COVID-19. A
state-run nursing home in Menlo Park, New Jersey, has reported at least
14 deaths.


.