The governor of this state just threatened to shut everything down due to coronavirus surges

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Just this past weekend, the U.S. reported nearly 100,000 new coronavirus infections, a figure which dwarfs the previous highs we saw this past July. What’s more, the current 7-day average for new coronavirus cases now stands at 85,000. To put that into context, the 7-day average for new coronavirus cases back in July was in the range of 65,000.
 

Another state currently experiencing a surge in new coronavirus infections in New Jersey. Over the last two weeks alone, the state has seen coronavirus cases increase by 59%. What’s more, Governor Phil Murphy recently threatened to take things one step further and shut the entire state down if the situation continues to worsen.

“We’re not there yet, but all options are on the table,” Murphy said to Yahoo. “If we have to shut the whole place down we will. We were one of the first, if not the first state to do that in March. I just hope we can avoid it again this time.”