As the coronavirus outbreak continues to overwhelm New Jersey with positive cases and its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 deaths, Gov. Phil Murphy issued four new executive orders this week.

Murphy said the declaration of a public health emergency for New Jersey will be extended by 30 days and all state and county parks are now closed to further emphasize the stay at home order. 

He also signed an executive order enforcing new restrictions on businesses that remain open. Since social distancing appears to be effectively curbing the spread of the virus in New Jersey, the new executive orders take social distancing a few steps further by now limiting the number of customers allowed inside essential stores and requiring all residents to wear masks in grocery stores to try to decrease the spread of coronavirus. 

Since the start of this pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy has issued 20 plus executive orders regarding the coronavirus. See a list of them below. 

102	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Establishing Coronavirus Task Force	03/02/2020
103	Governor Murphy declares a State of Emergency and a Public Health Emergency, effective immediately	03/09/2020
104	Governor Murphy Announces Aggressive Social Distancing Measures to Mitigate Further Spread of COVID-19 in New Jersey	03/16/2020
105	Governor Murphy Announces Changes to Upcoming New Jersey Elections in Response to COVID-19	03/19/2020
106	Governor Murphy Enacts Moratorium on Removals of Individuals Due to Evictions or Foreclosures	03/19/2020
107	Governor Murphy directs all residents to stay at home until further notice	03/21/2020
108	Governor Murphy invalidates any county or municipal restriction that in any way will or might conflict with any of the provisions of Executive Order No. 107	03/21/2020
109	Governor Murphy Suspends All Elective Surgeries, Invasive Procedures to Preserve Essential Equipment and Hospital Capacity	03/23/2020
110	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Requiring Child Care Centers Close on April 1 Unless Serving Children of Essential Workers	03/25/2020
111	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Directing Health Care Facilities to Report Data, Including PPE Inventory and Bed Capacity, On a Daily Basis	03/28/2020
112	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Remove Barriers to Health Care Professionals Joining New Jersey’s COVID-19 Response and Provide Protections for Front Line Health Care Responders	04/01/2020
113	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Authorizing Commandeering of Property Such as Medical Supplies	04/02/2020
114	Governor Murphy Directs U.S. and New Jersey Flags to Fly at Half-Staff Indefinitely in Honor of Those Who Have Lost Their Lives or Have Been Affected by COVID-19	04/03/2020
115	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Strengthen COVID-19 Response Efforts by Allowing Certain Retirees to Return to Public Employment	04/04/2020
116	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Statutory Deadlines for School Districts Whose Elections Were Moved from April to May	04/07/2020
117	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Waiving Student Assessment Requirements for 2019-2020 School Year	04/07/2020
118	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Closing State and County Parks to Further Social Distancing	04/07/2020
119	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency in New Jersey	04/07/2020
120	Governor Murphy Announces Postponement of June 2nd Primary Elections until July 7th	04/08/2020
121	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Allowing Greater Weight Limit for Vehicles Carrying COVID-19 Relief Supplies	04/08/2020
122	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Cease All Non-Essential Construction Projects and Imposes Additional Mitigation Requirements on Essential Retail Businesses and Industries to Limit the Spread of COVID-19	04/08/2020
123	Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Insurance Premium Grace Periods	04/09/2020

resource: https://nj.gov/infobank/eo/056murphy/approved/eo_archive.html