Coronavirus updates: Who will get a stimulus check? Nursing home shut down. 62 deaths. What you need to know. – NJ.com

Cases of the coronavirus could reach peak levels in New Jerseys hardest-hit counties in three weeks, officials said Wednesday as positive tests for the virus increased to at least 4,402, with at least 62 deaths around the state.

Hospitals in Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties are already under strain from cases, Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said at a daily briefing in Trenton.

Weve asked the hospitals and the healthcare providers in those counties to just be aware," Persichilli said.

Northern New Jersey continued to see a flood of people sick with the virus. Doctors described dire conditions at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, a facility at the epicenter of the states outbreak. Officials said they were preparing for cases to reach a peak in the weeks ahead.

Theres a good a possibility that theyre going to see a peak after that probably 21 to, it could be 60 days even," Persichilli said. Our exponential growth rate based on the number of positive cases reported daily is similar in northern New Jersey."

Heres a roundup of coronavirus news from around New Jersey:

New Jersey coronavirus cases surge to 4,402 with 62 deaths: Officials on Wednesday said New Jersey now has least at 4,402 cases of the coronavirus including at least 62 known deaths. There were another 736 new positive test results announced.

Who will receive stimulus checks from coronavirus relief bill? Congress early Wednesday agreed to a massive $2 trillion stimulus package designed to help families and businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.

Her daughter was high-risk. Now she has coronavirus and is in a coma: A 14-year-old girl, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, remains hospitalized in Hackensack University Medical Centers pediatric intensive care unit.

Another N.J. ShopRite employee tests positive for coronavirus: A second ShopRite employee in New Jersey has tested positive for the coronavirus, company officials said. The latest worker was from a Morris County location of the grocery chain.

Drive-thru coronavirus testing center coming to South Jersey for one day: A drive-thru coronavirus testing center will be set up in Burlington County for one day, officials said Wednesday. The center will be open for residents who make an appointment to use it.

State launches website to combat rumors about coronavirus: The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness created a site to push back against rumors and disinformation spreading online about the pandemic.

N.J. nursing home shut down by coronavirus. All 79 residents moved to new facility: The St. Josephs Senior Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility in Woodbridge was closed Wednesday and its residents moved after multiple residents at the facility have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Coronavirus cases in the United States: There were 64,764 cases reported in the country as of Wednesday afternoon, according to information from the the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The center logged 919 deaths nationwide.

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NJ Advance Media staff writers Matt Arco, Brent Johnson, Jeff Goldman, Karin Price Mueller and Michael Sol Warren and Katie Kausch contributed to this report.

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