New Jersey officials are beginning to discuss the “haunting” possibility that hospitals may soon have to decide which patients critically ill with coronavirus get ventilators and which do not
The governor said the state has asked the federal government for 2,500 ventilators on top of the 2,000 it already has, along with 4.5 million N95 masks. The state also estimates it will need 2,000 critical care beds on top of the 2,000 it already has.told POLITICO that CarePoint Health
The discussion comes as Murphy announced during the press conference 2,492 new coronavirus cases in New Jersey over the past 24 hours — by far the largest number reported in that time frame. That brings the total number of state cases to 6,876, second most in the country behind New York. Murphy also said 19 more people have died, bringing the state’s total to 81. Part of the reason for the huge jump in known cases is the state’s ramped up testing, the governor said.
Murphy also announced that schools will remain closed until at least April 17 and that he won’t make a decision on whether to cancel the remainder of the school year until then. The governor ordered all public and private schools in the state to close on March 18. Murphy also fielded several questions from reporters about how the pandemic would affect the state’s finances. He said the loss of revenue due to the coronavirus only heightens the need for a millionaire's tax, something the governor has pushed for since taking office.
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