Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency and a public health emergency in New Jersey on Monday after an additional five COVID-19 presumptive positive test results brought the total of presumptive positive individuals in state to 11. Initial testing, which took place in New Jersey Public Health Environmental Laboratories in West Trenton, must be double checked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

He also announced an additional 24 people were under investigation for COVID-19.