NJ sets new record with over 6,000 COVID-19 cases

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People come to be tested for COVID-19 at a test site in a parking lot at Bergen Community College run by Bergen County and the Bergen New Bridge Medical center on December 3, 2020 in Paramus, New Jersey. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

NEW JERSY - New Jersey set a new record high for positive coronavirus cases on Sunday when the state reported over 6,000 cases for the first time.

According to Gov. Phil Murphy, 6,046 new positive cases have been reported, continuing the steady recent increase in cases over the last few weeks and a jump of over 600 from Saturday, when 5,367 new cases were reported.

Murphy has been warning New Jersey residents that the pandemic is "nowhere near over," and that "all options are on the table" when it comes to closing parts of the state's economy in order to stop the spread of the virus.

• Murphy warns that pandemic is 'nowhere near over' in NJ

Beginning Monday, outdoor gatherings in the state will be capped at 25 people, while indoor youth and high school sports have been banned.