Before March 18 , 2020 , New Jersey had 427 positive coronavirus cases .
As of March 17 , 2020 , there were 427 positive cases and 5 deaths in the state.  On March 4 , Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver released a joint statement announcing the state 's first case , a presumptive positive test result in a man in his 30s who had been hospitalized in Bergen County since March 3 .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Jersey