A 52-year-old Bergenfield resident died Thursday of complications from the coronavirus, borough officials said. The person had been receiving intensive care treatment at a local hospital since testing positive last week, and had no underlying conditions, Mayor Arvin Amatorio said.

Bergenfield as of Thursday had eight cases testing positive for the coronavirus. Five are hospitalized and three are quarantined and recovering at home.

New Jersey officials on Thursday reported four new deaths, for a total of nine in New Jersey related to coronavirus, and 742 total cases.

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Amatorio said in a statement, "On behalf of the Borough Council and our entire community, I want to express our deepest sympathies to the family of the resident whose life was tragically taken by coronavirus.”

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