The mayor of Jersey City announced Monday mandatory closures of non-essential businesses including bars, dine-in restaurants and day care centers in response to the spread of coronavirus, which has infected at least 98 people in New Jersey. The state’s second largest city by population joins several other local towns enacting stricter controls.

“We were the first in the country (last week) to implement any restrictions on any sort establishments in the city and being that social distancing is the best solution we will be expanding our limitations to different establishments,” Mayor Steve Fulop said in a tweet.

Among the facilities that will be closed are movie theaters, day care centers, nail salons, barber shops and gyms, Fulop said. Bars and nightclubs that don’t serve food must also close, Fulop said. Non-urgent medical offices, including dentists, chiropractors and physical therapists, will also be shut down. Jersey City has 265,000 residents within 21 square miles.

Restaurants will be allowed to offer take-out, delivery and drive-thru, he said. Grocery stores and cafeterias within nursing homes will remain open.

The city has reported four presumptive positive cases of the virus as of Sunday evening, Fulop said. The first was a 41-year-old downtown resident who was tested by her private physician.

Jersey City is among a number of New Jersey towns that have taken steps to promote social distancing. In towns like Cranford, Teaneck and Hoboken, most non-essential businesses have been ordered closed. Teaneck, which has the most cases in the state, has called for a town-wide quarantine. Morristown also called for all restaurants to end dine-in food service starting Monday at noon, but they may remain open for take out and delivery.

On Sunday, Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey residents should expect “more draconian measures," such as curfews and self-quarantines, to be implemented statewide as the coronavirus cases continue to grow.

The latest numbers provided by state health officials as of 11 a.m. Sunday shows 98 reported COVID-19 cases in New Jersey and two deaths, including a religious education teacher in Freehold. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce a statewide closure of all schools on Monday to help stop the spread of the virus.

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