the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Hackensack NJ, Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver today announced the first New Jersey death in a case of COVID-19. The individual is a male in his 60s from Bergen County.
“We are sad to report the first death in a case of COVID-19 in New Jersey. Our prayers are with the family during this difficult time. We remain vigilant to doing all we can — across all levels of government — to protect the people of New Jersey.”
The Bergen County man with several underlying medical conditions, including emphysema, diabetes and hypertension, is New Jersey’s first coronavirus death. The man, who was 69, was hospitalized at Hackensack University Medical Center last Friday, suffered a heart attack Monday night and was revived, but died Tuesday morning after going into cardiac arrest,
