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By Sri Taylor

November 22, 2021 at 7:02 PM UTC

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Schools in New Jersey are seeing increased Covid-19 cases in students K-12 and staff since the second week of November, according to Governor Phil Murphy and health commissioner Judy Persichilli in a Monday briefing.

This surge in cases comes as the statewide transmission rate increases to 1.23, signaling an outbreak.