Millburn Gives Remote Learning And School Closing Update

MILLBURN, NJ — Millburn Superintendent of Schools Dr. Christine Burton provided an update on Thursday about the district's remote learning plans, and noted that schools won't reopen until at least May 9.

"Yesterday Governor Murphy extended the public-health emergency in New Jersey by 30 days to May 9," Burton wrote. "Schools will not reopen before that date, and he hinted that it is unlikely that they would open anytime soon thereafter. Millburn Schools will continue to operate virtually while these orders are in place. We are looking forward to providing virtual learning enhancements that will be underway as of Monday when students and teachers return from Spring Break."

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Gov. Murphy also cast student graduation ceremonies in doubt in his daily address on Wednesday.

For more about the Millburn district's remote learning plans, click here.

The state of New Jersey had a total of 1,700 deaths due to coronavirus as of Thursday morning, 198 of those since the day before. Gov. Phil Murphy held another press conference that morning to address the crisis. Read more here.

As of Tuesday evening, more than 88,000 people had died from the virus worldwide, 14,695 of those in the U.S.

Here are statewide coronavirus resources:

• NJ COVID-19 Information Hub: https://covid19.nj.gov/
• General COVID-19 questions: 2-1-1
• NJ COVID-19 hotline: (800) 222-1222

Experts say that the novel coronavirus, because it's new, is more lethal and much harder to treat than the flu.

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that include the common cold as well as much more serious diseases. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the U.S. was on Jan. 21.

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