A married Paterson couple and their 5-year-old child have tested positive for the coronavirus, marking New Jersey’s first pediatric case in the outbreak that has now infected at least 178 residents, officials said Tuesday.

Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh described the husband as in his 40s, the wife in her 30s. They have a second child, 4-years-old, who was tested for the virus Monday afternoon, Sayegh said.

Sayegh said the family has been in self-quarantine since last week when the husband tested positive for the virus. The 5-year-old is not hospitalized and remains at home, state health officials said.

The husband works in Teaneck in Bergen County, which has been at the center of New Jersey’s coronavirus outbreak. As of Monday, Bergen had 61 cases of coronavirus, with 32 of those cases in Teaneck, officials said.

In New Jersey as of Monday afternoon, there were at least 178 cases of coronavirus with eight in Passaic County. There have been three deaths, officials said.

“Even before these first cases of Paterson residents were announced my administration has implemented preventative measures to practice social distancing and containment to prevent community spread," Sayegh said in a statement. “We ask that residents remain calm and isolate themselves as much as possible in order to do their part to reduce the spread of COVID-19."

In a video statement posted to Facebook on Monday, Sayegh said Paterson was in a state of emergency as city residents over the weekend did not appear to be taking social distancing seriously.

“We’re exposing ourselves to something that is unknown,” Sayegh said before ordering Paterson’s restaurants and bars to close at 6 p.m. Monday night.

Statewide, Gov. Phil Murphy strongly suggested a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. and has ordered the closure of all public and private schools and the shutdown of casinos, dine-in restaurant service, theaters, and gyms.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: I am taking drastic action to address this global crisis. Please view this video for additonal information. Posted by Andre Sayegh on Monday, March 16, 2020

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