Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday he doesn’t plan to change his day-to-day operations and doesn’t plan to get tested for the coronavirus even though one of his top staffers has tested positive for the illness.

Matt Platkin, chief counsel for Murphy’s administration, recently tested positive for COVID-19, NJ Advance Media reported Wednesday. Platkin is asymptomatic and self-isolating, the governor’s office said.

Murphy said Thursday that Platkin is “doing fine.”

At least one other close aide to the governor was also tested for the virus, according to two sources with knowledge but weren’t authorized to speak on the record.

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Murphy has said twice in recent weeks he hasn’t been tested for the virus himself. And he said Thursday he doesn’t see the need to be tested now, despite the fact that he is recovering from surgery he had March 4 to remove a cancerous tumor from his kidney.

“I don’t have any symptoms. I hope it stays that way,” Murphy said at the Trenton War Memorial during his daily coronavirus press briefing.

New Jersey is testing only people showing symptoms of COVID-19 because of a shortage of supplies and manpower.

Plus, Murphy said: “I just don’t go near people. I haven’t been with Matt in a whole bunch of days.”

“If there’s anything to report on that, I’ll come back," the governor aded.

A reporter also pressed the governor on why his top attorney was able to get a test despite not showing symptoms.

“Why does he get a free pass to do that?” Murphy asked.

Murphy said Platkin “came in contact with a number of people” who turned out to have the virus, and Platkin thought he should get tested to be safe.

The governor noted how Platkin and his fellow attorneys in the governors office have crafted the 22 executive orders that Murphy has signed to help respond to the pandemic.

“We need this guy," Murphy said.

Platkin had been attending Murphy’s daily press briefings in Trenton before going into quarantine.

Murphy’s office has required reporters this week to wear face coverings to the briefings at the Trenton War Memorial. Reporters also sit at least six feet away from each other.

New Jersey, a state of 9 million residents, has at least 51,027 cases and 1,700 deaths from COVID-19, officials announced Thursday. That’s more than any U.S. state but New York.

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