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<p><strong>By Nancy Sanchez-Diaz</strong></p>



<p>Entertainment Editor</p>



<p>With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, let’s get right into the numbers.</p>



<p>As of yesterday, New Jersey health officials <a href="https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/12/nj-reports-90-additional-covid-19-deaths-4661-new-positive-tests-hospitalizations-top-3k.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">reported</a> 4,661 new cases of the coronavirus and another 90 deaths, the most confirmed COVID-19 fatalities reported in a single day since June.</p>



<p>As of this morning, there <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/new-jersey-coronavirus-cases.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">have been</a> at least 343,739 cases in NJ and 35,577 cases in Bergen County.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Local governments are also struggling financially, even<a href="https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/12/nj-economy-is-slowly-recovering-expert-says-but-it-desperately-needs-more-help-from-the-feds.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> with</a> federal relief funds. </p>



<p>Bergen County announced <a href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2020/12/01/nj-covid-bergen-county-plans-to-borrow-28-million-for-pandemic-emergency/6442221002/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">plans</a> to approve an emergency $28 million borrowing plan, a proposal the “county says is integral to overcoming a loss of revenue related to the coronavirus pandemic.”&nbsp;</p>



<p>The pandemic still rages on, and with Christmas still left to come and unite more families, risks are their <a href="https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/holiday-blues-melancholic-covid-19-pandemic/">worries</a>.</p>



<p>For many of us, entertainment and sports are go-to forms of escape.&nbsp;</p>



<p>If you need something to keep your mind off the stress, we do have your back.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Our sports team will be conducting a live blog of the women’s game today at 4 p.m.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Make sure to follow along, and stay tuned for daily news updates every day at 10 a.m. </p>



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