Jersey City has canceled its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday in response to the growing number of coronavirus cases in the state, city officials announced this afternoon.

In social media posts, Mayor Steve Fulop said the city, out of an abundance of caution, is canceling all city-sponsored or city-involved events, including a police graduation ceremony, senior events, meetings of the planning board and zoning board, as well as most recreation events.

2/3 We are canceling all #JerseyCity sponsored (or JC involved events). We will reassess in 1-week. Events include the JC St Patrick’s Day Parade, JCPD graduation ceremony, senior events, planning board, zoning board, most recreation events etc. - we are also going to cont — Steven Fulop (@StevenFulop) March 11, 2020

“We will reassess in one week,” the mayor said in a Twitter post. Fulop pointed out that there have been no reported coronavirus cases in Jersey City.

There have been 23 confirmed presumptive cases of COVID-19, the new strain of coronavirus, in New Jersey, including one in West New York. Across the United States, some 1,100 people have been infected.

Fulop also said the city will reach out to venues that host private groups of 25 or more and ask them to maintain contact information for all guests in case a guest is confirmed to have the coronavirus.

“We’ll leave these policies in place until we see a decrease in confirmed NJ cases,” Fulop said.

Earlier today New York City officials announced that its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been canceled as well.