NJ Leads U.S. In COVID Case Rate, Vaccine Disparities Persist

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Karen Yi
WNYC News | Mar 24, 2021

New Jersey now has the highest per capita rate of COVID-19 cases in the country. With infections on the rise and hospitalizations starting to creep up, Gov. Phil Murphy says he has no plans to relax any more of the state's COVID restrictions in the near future. WNYC’s Karen Yi spoke to All Things Considered host Sean Carlson about the latest in the Garden State. 

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