4th Presumptive Positive Case Of Coronavirus In NJ

NEW JERSEY – The state's fourth presumptive positive case of the new coronavirus was identified in New Jersey on Friday evening.

The Murphy administration said the individual, a man in his 50s, is hospitalized at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Bergen County. The individual has been hospitalized since Thursday.

The man apparently attended the Conservative Political Action Conference last month in Maryland, which President Trump also attended. Read more: Hospitalized In NJ: CPAC Attendee Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Three of the four cases in New Jersey are in Bergen County. Another case is in Camden County. Read more: NJ Coronavirus: What To Know As Cases Reported, School Exposed

The presumptive positive result came from a sample tested by the New Jersey Department of Health at the New Jersey Public Health Environmental Laboratories and is now being submitted to the Centers for Disease Control for confirmatory testing.

State and local public health authorities are proceeding with the public health investigation and response activities as if this was a confirmed case and following all infectious disease protocols, officials said.

Currently, there is one person under investigation pending testing in the state's Public Health Environmental Labs, officials said.

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.